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Jared McCain is probable to make his season debut on Tuesday night against the Bulls, as Tim Bontemps of ESPN reported would be the case, while Joel Embiid is not listed on the Sixers' injury report for Tuesday's road game against the Chicago Bulls, the first leg of the team's second back-to-back of the 2025-26 season. It indicates that McCain is going to suit up for the first time since Dec. 13 of last year, and that Embiid will sit Wednesday night when the Sixers travel to face the Cleveland Cavaliers. Otherwise, the report is status quo: Embiid did not play in the Sixers' win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, and a source told PhillyVoice that it was a planned absence, not a response to any new issues with his left knee. Among the Sixers' top priorities in the management of Embiid's health early in the season is padding his appearances with as many off days as possible. Paul George (knee) appears to be inching closer to making his season debut; he has been practicing in full of late. An update on Dominick Barlow (elbow) is expected in the coming days; he has not played since the first half of the Sixers' second game of the season. Follow Adam on Twitter: @SixersAdam
