Is Joel Embiid playing today vs. Hornets? Final status for 76ers star originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets was originally scheduled to take place at 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday evening.

Picking tonight's game between the Hornets and Sixers.

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to be without two of their bigger names when they take on the Charlotte Hornets.

Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon enter NBA Trade Deadline talks, pushing Philadelphia into a tough roster decision.

The Sixers fixed that on Saturday night by bringing in Charles Bassey on a 10-day deal to fill that 15th and final roster spot. Bassey, the No. 53 overall pick by the Sixers back in 2021, played 90 games for the San Antonio Spurs the previous two seasons and two games with the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2025-26 season.

Watching the 76ers play, the upside is clear. But recurring issues could keep them from reaching their ceiling.

A couple of NBA games on Monday have their schedules changed due to inclement weather, the league announced.

In the final minutes of the Knicks' win over the 76ers on Saturday, head coach Mike Brown gave OG Anunoby the task of guarding center Joel Embiid, and the forward was up to the challenge.