76ers announced expected Joel Embiid decision for Game 1 vs. Celtics
Philadelphia's star center continues to recover after undergoing an emergency appendectomy.
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It remains to be seen when, and if, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid will be able to return to game action after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. But, we know that his return won't come in Game 1 of Philadelphia's first-round series against the Boston Celtics . Nick Nurse confirms that Joel Embiid won't play in Game 1 vs.
Celtics Nick Nurse confirmed as much during a practice session leading up to the series opener. "I'm preparing for Sunday's game, and I know he's not playing in that one," Nurse said of Embiid. "So, that's all.
We're just like zeroed in on trying to see can we go in there and get ready to battle and fight and execute as best we can? "And then we'll start figuring—anything that changes, you know, the series becomes a series. Anything that changes starts probably right in the middle of that game, and then we take it from there.