Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey is facing a new challenge this season as the team’s unquestioned lead scoring option. The absence of Joel Embiid due to a knee injury has led to Maxey facing defenses game planning almost exclusively for him.

Although the Philadelphia 76ers plan to keep the streak of Joel Embiid missing games going, progress is at least being made. As the Sixers returned to the court

Joel Embiid greets Tyrese Maxey after the Sixers' upset victory over the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers last week. T he Sixers said that Joel Embiid was a partial participant in Monday morning’s practice and that he will miss the team's next two games.