Sixers center Joel Embiid has been working out at the team’s practice facility, head coach Doc Rivers said on Monday, per Rich Hofmann of The Athletic (Twitter link).
“He passed one of the tests, I think he has another big one today. Then after that, we have to decide what we want to do. But the fact that he’s out working again is huge,” Rivers said.
Embiid has been sidelined since contracting COVID-19 on November 8. Appearing on ESPN’s NBA Today with Malika Andrews, Adrian Wojnarowski says the Sixers are optimistic that Embiid could return as soon as Saturday, Nov. 27, versus Minnesota (video link).
Here’s more from the Atlantic:
- The Sixers were missing four of the team’s five starters on Monday against the Kings but still managed to emerge victorious. Tobias Harris (strained hip) is the latest addition to the list of injured players, writes Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Seth Curry (back stiffness), Danny Green (hamstring) and the aforementioned Embiid were also sidelined. Harris, Curry and Green are listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Warriors, while Embiid is out, tweets Anthony Slater of The Athletic.
- Ex-Knicks star and current Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony believes the Leon Rose regime deserves more credit for the job they’ve done, per Ian Begley of SNY.tv. “It’s very hard to come in and do what they’re doing, what they started, what they created as far as starting from the ground up,” Anthony said. “When I say that, it’s getting everything out, clearing everything out, bringing in the right people. But not doing it in a frantic way, not doing it in [by] taking advantage of power. It’s just coming in, talking to people, getting to know people, understanding people, understanding what was happening before and being able to clean that up and build on that. I think people need to talk about that a lot more.” Team president Rose was Anthony’s agent prior to working for the Knicks.
- Nets coach Steve Nash said part of the reason Jarrett Allen was traded last season was the team realized they probably couldn’t afford to keep him long-term due to luxury tax concerns, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post. “We loved him and wish him a lot of success, and happy for him to get a contract. I mean, the reality is he was probably out; we couldn’t probably resign him anyways,” Nash said. “Looking at the marketplace, he probably would’ve gotten a lot of money. And it would’ve been a huge cap hit compared to some of the priorities. So that was part of the decision in being able to let something like that go.”
Looking back at it now imagine how good the Nets would be without Kyrie and instead with Allen.
Mills Harden Harris Thomas Brown KD Aldridge Griffin Millsap and Allen. Already one of the best three point shooting teams, with the leagues leading scorer and with harden who sits third in assists. Add Allen who gets boards and blocks regularly and you’d easily be on your way to the final
Nets looked great last year before the Harden trade with Allen LaVert TLC … Dinwiddie
They were 14-12 with those guys before the Harden trade. They really took off after that trade.
KD needs another mvp to win, has had one on his team is entire career
It’s almost like no one wins on their own or something
Kyrie is a superstar & Allen at his best a role player, maybe even a starter… I will take Kyrie everyday of the week & twice on Sundays!
Is not Kyrie’s fault he ain’t allowed to play, so it means nothing to me to say, well at least plays & Kyrie doesn’t, that is all in BRK & NYC!
But only about hoops Kyrie is like a million light years better than Allen, & right now BRK really needs Kyrie in the court to win it all, without him they ain’t title contenders!
Allen plays kyrie looks for excuses not to play
Of course it’s Kyrie’s fault he doesn’t play. Pretty easy to get a harmless shot. Who’s fault is it that he believes stupid memes and dumb YouTubers?
It’s 100% Kyrie fault he doesn’t okay cause he is choosing not to get the vax. He’s even come out and said he doesn’t have an issue against it and that he doesn’t want to get it cause he wants to raise sweetness for other issues.
So he’s choosing not to get something and letting his team down just to raise a point, which no one cares about cause it’s Kyrie. The dude who believes the earth is flat and that he needs to sage arenas before he plays. Dudes an idiot and yes your right as a basketball player Kyrie is much better than Allen but Kyrie doesn’t even play atm. Now I knows it’s not much of an argument but Nets also have loads of guards that can cover Kyrie not playing but what they lack is a true centre. They aren’t good at rebounding and besides Aldridge they don’t protect the rim. Allen this season is putting up 15-11 shooting a top 5 FG%.
I just think looking back at it now Kyrie who isn’t playing and you can’t really trade cause he said he will retire if he does get traded isn’t exactly worth having. Whereas if they had kept Allen they would be terrific right now and probably have the best record in the league by miles
Considering what the Sixers have gone through so far this season, Doc deserves a lot of credit for their 10-8 record. It baffles me how so many people here blame him more than Simmons for the festering situation they have found themselves in.
What does early season w-l record got to do with foot-in-mouth disease?
Not to mention Covid also having an affect.
At times we had Embiid and Harris both out also and still managed to win.
Maxey has also been playing excellent. Drummond was a great pick up just because when Embiid is out he can play big minutes and deliver numbers.
Niang has played his role really well.
Once covid hit I thought here we go, and we would lose almost every game and would have to scramble to trade Ben just in order to get fit and able starters and give ourselves a chance at winning but Doc has done terrific this season.
To think we have the same record as the bucks, last years winners, the Celtics who haven’t had any injury issues, and the Knicks who improved in the offseason after having had a great year last year. It’s great
Doc gets criticized all the time. Ben is a loser and is mentally weak. Shoot the ball, that’s literally all that’s being asked of him. Not a novel concept to shoot in the game if basketball.
I give Doc a lot of credit. Beating teams without any starters is Pop-level. Doc is a good coach, they just need to wait out the trade that puts them over the top.