For first time since hurting knee, Embiid gives update on his injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
BOSTON — Joel Embiid talked with reporters Wednesday morning for the first time since April 20.
He had a great reason to do so; the newly minted MVP reflected on his path to the award following the Sixers’ shootaround at TD Garden.
Still, there were pertinent items to discuss besides the big picture. Among them was the question of whether Embiid planned to return Wednesday night from his right knee sprain in Game 2 after the Sixers seized a 1-0 second-round series lead Monday against the Celtics behind James Harden’s 45 points.
“It’s tough,” Embiid said of his injury. “But like I said, my life is a movie. Everything happens for a reason. Every single year, it’s always something freaky happening, and that’s OK. That’s another challenge on the way to getting to where I want to. Obviously, it’s hard dealing with another injury, but when something like that happens, you’ve got about a day to be kind of sad or whatever, and (then) start to go back to work, rehab, and make sure you do everything possible to be sure you’re back out on the court.
“Obviously, it’s earlier than what we thought considering what I had, but I’m just glad to be able to go up and down and kind of see how it feels. So we’re going to take it day by day and see how it feels, and go from there.”
ESPN and The Athletic reported Wednesday morning that Embiid is on track to play Game 2 “barring any setbacks.”
He was again present at shootaround.
However, Embiid did not provide a clear-cut “Yes” on the subject of his availability.
“It’s a possibility,” he said, “just like it was a possibility for the first game, but I’m going to listen to those guys and see what they have to say — the doctors. Obviously, I want to play. Everybody knows me, I love being on the court and I love to play, so if there’s a possibility and I’ve got the green light, then we’re going to go ahead.
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“But like I said, we’re just going to talk about it. I feel pretty good. … Last game, I felt…
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