Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid was not selected to the 2026 All-Star game as the reserves were announced.

Joel Embiid put together a brilliant month of January, but his slow start to the season was too much to overcome.

Even he is surprised by his own ascent back toward the top of the NBA.

The Sixers’ star duo didn’t make the cut for the 2026 All-Star Game. Joel Embiid was not one of the seven Eastern Conference reserves announced Sunday night, meaning Tyrese Maxey is set to be the Sixers’ lone All-Star as things stand. NBA commissioner Adam Silver will choose any injury replacements.

In the wake of Paul George's 25-game suspension, the Sixers will need more dominance from their former NBA MVP.

Sixers center Joel Embiid is playing like an MVP candidate again after missing most after missing most of the 2024-25 season, drawing praise from ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins, who admitted he had written off the star’s career.

Perhaps the toughest opponent in the NBA is no team or a Michael Jordan. It’s a single venue. New York’s Madison Square Garden is not kind even to its own team.

Embiid starting to dunk the ball and catching alley oops shows that he is healthy again.