It is unlikely he’ll play throughout it, however the truth Joel Embiid goes with the 76ers on a two-game street journey is an efficient signal for his return.
Nick Nurse stated Embiid would journey with the workforce to Cleveland and Toronto, however there may be nonetheless no official timeline for Embiid’s return.
“I would love to provide you one,” Nurse stated of a timeline, by way of Noah Levick of NBC Sports activities Philadelphia. “I would like to not should proceed this — and meaning he is again taking part in, proper? Once more, I feel that it is coming.”
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN took {that a} step additional, saying there was optimism Embiid would return earlier than the top of the common season.
Philadelphia has 9 video games remaining and, in an excellent world, would get Embiid again for 4 or 5 video games earlier than the top of the season to get his legs beneath him.
Philadelphia sits eighth within the East, half-a-game again of Miami at seven and 1.5 again of Indiana in sixth. Each the 76ers and Warmth have a lot simpler schedules the remainder of the best way than the Pacers and everybody want to keep away from the play-in (in addition to dealing with Boston within the first spherical). Getting Embiid again may assist increase the 76ers within the standings, however what issues extra is having him wholesome and with some conditioning so he’s taking part in again close to his MVP degree — any playoff run the 76ers would possibly make has that as a basis.