LeBron James is out against Toronto tonight with back and sciatica management, and Joel Embiid is questionable

LeBron James will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. The team ruled him out with lower back and sciatica management, and center Joel Embiid is questionable with right foot plantar fascia management, according to ESPN and The Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey.

Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET in Philadelphia. The 76ers are 9-3, and Toronto is 5-6 after a 98-93 loss to Boston on Wednesday night.

LeBron gets a long break

James, who turns 42 next month, was among the last players on the floor after shootaround, taking free throws, ESPN's Kris Rhim reported. With the 76ers off Friday and Saturday, he gets four to five days before his next game. Philadelphia plays back-to-back games Sunday against Indiana and Monday at Brooklyn, and ESPN noted James usually sits one game of a back-to-back.

He is averaging 15.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.5 assists in 10 games this season.

Embiid's slow start

Embiid has missed two games this season to manage the foot, and the 76ers split them. Asked about Thursday, he said: "We'll see what they have to say and then we'll go from there."

He is averaging 17.7 points and shooting 12.1% from 3-point range, numbers that would be career lows, per ESPN. "I just haven't been aggressive," he said. "So I think it's on me to just be aggressive about making plays."

If Embiid sits, Philadelphia is thin up front. Adem Bona (cervical spine sprain) and Dominick Barlow (back) are already out.