Whether Joel Embiid will be able to suit up in the NBA play-in round against the visiting Miami Heat remains to be seen.
The Philadelphia 76ers are a much better team with Joel Embiid in the lineup.While that's hardly breaking news, there's a noticeable difference in the way the 76ers play when the reigning NBA MVP is on the floor. Now, whether Embiid will be able to suit up on Wednesday in the NBA play-in round against the visiting Miami Heat remains to be seen."Yeah, hopefully," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said of Embiid's availability, per the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Another performance like that and the 76ers likely can secure the Eastern Conference's seventh seed and set up a first-round series against the second-seeded New York Knicks. The loser of Wednesday's contest will play an elimination game on Friday against either the Chicago Bulls or Atlanta Hawks for the eighth seed -- and the right to play the top-seeded Boston Celtics.
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