Joel Embiid returned for Game 4 of the 76ers’ first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics Sunday night, 17 days after he underwent an appendectomy in Houston. This return adds a massive new layer to this series,

Payton Pritchard made six of Boston’s 24 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s return from an appendectomy and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Joel Embiid dropped 26 points on Sunday night in his first game back after undergoing an emergency appendectomy earlier this month.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid's surprise return only 17 days after having an appendectomy fell flat and did nothing to help the Philadelphia 76ers stay competitive with Boston. Embiid had 26 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes,

On the three-week anniversary of his emergency appendectomy, Joel Embiid is primed to log his third appearance of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.

Originally listed as doubtful, Joel Embiid was cleared to play in Game 4 of the 76ers playoff series with the Boston Celtics Sunday night.

Joel Embiid made a surprise return to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, back in the starting lineup for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics only 17 days after having an appendectomy.

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid goes into detail on his return from an appendectomy after the Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum was out of commission for a bit of the Green Team's Game 6 loss to the 76ers. Yet, he expects to play in Game 7.