76ers lose to Pistons despite LeBron James arrival

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 14:31 · Archive

Philadelphia's 76ers suffered their first loss of the season against Detroit, outrebounded 54-37 and trailing by 21 points.

The Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night in their first defeat of the season. The Sixers were outrebounded 54-37 and trailed by as much as 21 points.

Joel Embiid, the 76ers' All-Star centre, had recorded a triple-double against Milwaukee the night before and wanted to play in the back-to-back game against Detroit. He jokingly appealed to the media to put pressure on the team to let him play, saying 'I want to play tomorrow, so start writing articles and put pressure on them so they'll let me play.' The 76ers chose to rest him, judging that no single game in October was worth the risk to a player with a significant injury history.

The 76ers have added LeBron James and Jaylen Brown to their roster this season. The team's championship hopes ultimately depend on Embiid's health and performance, though they also feature homegrown talent such as Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.

How it is being reported

• LeBron James is in Philly and that's a good thing. The 76ers title hopes still ride on Joel EmbiidJoel Embiid wanted to play back-to-back games after a triple-double against Milwaukee.News4Jax · 26 Oct, 13:50
• LeBron James is in Philly and that's a good thing. The 76ers title hopes still ride on Joel EmbiidJoel Embiid wanted to play back-to-back games after a triple-double against Milwaukee.Clickorlando · 26 Oct, 13:50

In this story: Philadelphia 76ers · Detroit Pistons · Joel Embiid · LeBron James · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey

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