Had Embiid played the second night of the back-to-back for the Sixers he and George would have played their 14th game together out of Philadelphia's first 50 games of the year. Instead they still haven't crossed paths on the court in over a month and Philadelphia remains in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid started Tuesday night against the Dallas Mavericks after missing the previous 15 games.

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will return from a 15-game absence on Tuesday when the team hosts the Dallas Mavericks. He is officially listed as available on the 5:30 p.m. ET injury report. Embiid,