The 76ers will be a shell of themselves in Wednesday’s game against the Washington Wizards. Joel Embiid, Paul George, Kyle Lowry, KJ Martin and Jared McCain will be sidelined with various injuries. Martin and McCain’s absence is far from surprising,

Kyle Lowry loves Jimmy Butler, but even he got irritated with the superstar's behavior during his time with the Heat.

The Wizards gave the Sixers a battle throughout the night, but Philadelphia eventually would hold on for a 109-103 win after holding off a huge Washington rally. Guerschon Yabusele gave the Sixers a huge lift all night and finished with 21 points, eight rebounds, and three assists to get the job done for Philadelphia.

From the outside looking in, it appeared like the 76ers were set up to sweep a three-game homestand against struggling teams. But as we learned in Monday’s 109-99 setback to the Phoenix Suns, the Sixers (14-20) can’t take any team for granted.

Paul George and Joel Embiid have been ruled out for the Sixers' Wednesday night game against the Wizards. The Sixers' initial injury report for their game against the NBA-worst Washington Wizards is not pretty.

Joel Embiid, Paul George, Kyle Lowry and Andre Drummond all sat out for Philadelphia ... Jared Butler scored 26 points for the Wizards and Corey Kispert had 23. Washington Wizards' Kyle Kuzma, left, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Guerschon ...

Tyrese Maxey scored the go-ahead basket with 23.7 seconds left and finished with 29 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 109-103 win over Washington.

January 8 - The Philadelphia 76ers will try to bounce back from a disappointing start to their three-game homestand by hosting the last-place Washington ... and Kyle Lowry (hip), who has missed ...

Here is the complete injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Washington Wizards at home on Wednesday.

The Washington Wizards have not released their latest ... Paul George is nursing groin tightness and Kyle Lowry has a sore left hip. KJ Martin has no timetable for a return, suffering from a ...

BOTTOM LINE: Washington aims to break its three-game slide with a victory against Philadelphia. The 76ers are 11-10 in conference games. Philadelphia is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Wizards are 5-17 in Eastern Conference play. Washington has a 2-26 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Thunder (32-6) have had two blowout wins in a row. They humiliated the lowly Washington Wizards in a 41-point victory on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points in three quarters.