PHILADELPHIA -- As the Philadelphia 76ers now move forward with their season, one has to wonder about what comes next for Joel Embiid. The big fella has not played since Jan. 5 due to a left foot sprain that he suffered before a Christmas Day win over the Boston Celtics.

The 76ers will remain a shell of themselves when they face the New York Knicks Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Joel Embiid, who has been struggling with a sprained left foot, is one of six Sixers who will remain sidelined.

Nick Nurse didn’t spend much time trying to reconcile a timeline of Joel Embiid’s foot injury that doesn’t appear to make much sense.

Here is the full injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

In the second half, the Sixers showed signs of the team they were supposed to be without Joel Embiid. But their dreadful first half sunk them to 15-24.

The Sixers will be short-handed once again as they will be missing superstar big man Joel Embiid who will miss his fifth consecutive game due to the left foot sprain he suffered in Boston back on Christmas Day.

Here is the full injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder back at home on Tuesday.