76ers’ Joel Embiid (foot), Kyle Lowry (hip) out for Suns game

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid was sidelined for the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Phoenix Suns on Monday night with a sprained left foot.

Sixers coach Nick Nurse said Monday that while the All-Star center’s foot injury has been bothersome, it’s not something the team is worried about long-term.

“It’s day to day,” said Nurse. “He got hurt a couple of games ago and it’s been trying to get him back in there… It’s not good enough to go today, but it’s no big deal.”

Embiid is going through an injury-plagued season. Monday’s game marked the 21st game he has missed this season. The Sixers are 7-13 without Embiid in the lineup.

A two-time NBA scoring champion, Embiid is averaging 24.4 points and 7.9 rebounds this season — below his career averages. He has missed all but 13 games because of left knee soreness, a sinus fracture and a three-game suspension for an altercation with a reporter in the locker room.

The Sixers are 14-19, 10½ games behind Atlantic Division leader Boston (26-10) and in 11th place out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. With a 123-94 win over Brooklyn on Saturday, Philadelphia is 7-3 in its last 10 games.

The Sixers were also without Kyle Lowry (right hip soreness) against the Suns. He joined Embiid, Jared McCain (torn meniscus) and KJ Martin (left foot stress reaction) on the sidelines.