Sixers rookie gives well wishes to Joel Embiid amid surgery recovery
Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe gives his well-wishes to Joel Embiid amid his recovery from his appendectomy surgery.
BOSTON -- The Philadelphia 76ers are in the midst of doing battle with the Boston Celtics in Round 1 of the playoffs without the services of superstar big man Joel Embiid. The 2023 MVP winner underwent an appendectomy surgery on April 9 and is in the process of just trying to recover from the procedure. The Sixers announced on Monday that Embiid has begun a strength and conditioning program back in Philadelphia.
This does not mean he is close to a return to the floor, but it is a good step in the right direction for the big fella. Still, with that being said, one has to wonder if the Sixers are thinking they can have him back on the floor as long as they can push their season out as long as they can. If they can steal some games against the Celtics, it buys time for an Embiid return.
"I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know his timeline or anything," said rookie VJ Edgecombe. "We wanna win. Regardless if he’s gonna play or not.
We wanna win. We don’t want our season to be over. I mean, it would be great if we keep winning and he comes back, you know?