Joel Embiid will return Wednesday to face the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, according to sources. The newly-crowned NBA MVP missed Game 1 with a right knee sprain.
BOSTON — Joel Embiid will return Wednesday to face the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, according to sources.center’s expected return comes one day after participating in running drills since spraining his right lateral collateral ligament on April 20 in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets. The newly-minted NBA MVP was unavailable to play April 22 in Game 4 when the Sixers closed out a sweep of the Nets.
Up until Tuesday, his on-court activity only consisted of light shooting drills. Embiid did participate in Wednesday morning’s shootaround.He won a second straight scoring title by averaging 33.1 points and was eighth in rebounds and seventh in blocks . He was also named Eastern Conference player of the month three times.
In this season’s four regular-season meetings vs. Boston, Embiid averaged 36.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.8 blocks.
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