It's still unclear exactly how serious Embiid's injury is, and what sort of shape he may be in when he gets out on the floor. That game was the last time we saw him on the floor.Īfter further examination, doctors determined that he suffered an LCL sprain in his right knee. Embiid got up slowly and was flexing his knee in the immediate aftermath, but played the remainder of the game. In the third quarter of that game, he went up to contest a shot by Cameron Johnson and landed in an awkward tangle of limbs alongside the Nets forward. That is still a long way off, however, and they may ultimately need Embiid to get there.Įmbiid suffered the right knee injury in Game 3 of the Sixers' first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets. The Sixers have now stolen home-court advantage from a Celtics team that remains the favorite to win the title, and are three wins away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2001. Harden poured in 45 points and dished out six assists, and hit the biggest shot of the game: a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds to play. Well, roughly 30 minutes before the scheduled opening tip of Game 2 against the Celtics, the Sixers made it official by clearing Embiid to return to the floor and rejoin the team's starting lineup.ĭespite Embiid's absence, the Sixers secured a stunning 119-115 victory on the road thanks to James Harden, who delivered one of the finest playoff performances of his career.

'It's a possibility, just like it was a possibility in the first game,' Embiid said. Shams Charania reported that Embiid was 'on track' to return if there were no setbacks before game time. Embiid, who missed Philly's Game 1 win and has not played since April 20, spoke with the media Wednesday morning, the day after he was named 2022-23 NBA MVP. Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said 'it's a possibility' that he'd play through a knee sprain in Game 2 of the team's second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Wednesday by Dennis Sharpe