LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Joel Embiid had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers held on to beat the Washington Wizards 107-98 on Wednesday despite losing two-time All-Star Ben Simmons to a knee injury in the third quarter.There was no immediate word from the 76ers on the extent of Simmons’ injury, which occurred as he landed awkwardly after grabbing an offensive rebound.
At the next break in the action he walked gingerly to the locker room and did not return.He was shown leaving the locker room in street clothes late in the fourth quarter.Tobias Harris added 17 points for the 76ers, who pulled within a game of the Pacers for fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.The win was anything but easy for the 76ers.Embiid.