Sixers injury news: Nick Nurse gives latest update on Joel Embiid
Coach Nick Nurse gives the latest update on the recovering Joel Embiid ahead of Game 3 vs. Celtics.
CAMDEN, N. J. -- As the Philadelphia 76ers got back to work at practice on Thursday afternoon ahead of Friday's Game 3 with the Boston Celtics, the focus remains on when will Joel Embiid be able to return?
The big fella underwent an appendectomy on April 9 and is still in the recovery process, but the Sixers offered an encouraging update on Thursday. The team announced he is continuing his strength and conditioning program and he did participate in parts of practice. Coach Nick Nurse admitted it wasn't much, but him participating in some walkthroughs is a big step forward.
"Well, we didn't do a whole lot out here on the court," Nurse said. "It's been a kind of double long film session, and we went through some, you know, just kind of this time of year stuff. We went through a few things we think are bothering us.
Make a couple suggestions about ways we want to cover things. So, it's pretty extensive kind of walkthrough type. It’s a little bit more than a walk through, but not much more, and then on the other side of the ball, same thing.