CAMDEN, NJ — The Philadelphia 76ers obtained harder information Friday once they discovered that Joel Embiid will miss the whole lot of the upcoming three-game highway journey that begins Saturday towards the Indiana Pacers earlier than going through the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday and to finish with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.
Embiid felt swelling in his left knee after a exercise he did on Thursday and can be re-evaluated in 7-10 days, which means he may even miss the Jan. 24 recreation towards the Cleveland Cavaliers. One has to marvel if he’ll return on January 25 towards the Chicago Bulls, however that is still to be seen.
Because the Six acquired again to work at follow on Friday to arrange for the journey, coach Nick Nurse shared his response to the information.
“I feel we’re all somewhat dissatisfied,” Nurse stated of Embiid. “I feel you’re feeling unhealthy for him too. I do know he tried to get via it, and I feel he performed rather a lot higher and all that, however, yeah, dissatisfied, I assume that is it. is secure for him and for all of us, however as all the time, I’ve to get the blokes collectively who’re there, able to play a recreation once more tomorrow evening.”
Because the Sixers put together to tackle the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, one has to marvel if Nurse and the remainder of the group really feel unhealthy for him. From a human perspective, it’s important to really feel terribly for top-of-the-line gamers within the recreation.
“After all,” the nurse added. “I feel that is all the time the place it begins for any injured participant. They wish to play, they wish to go they usually wish to carry out, proper? Then there are all the time levels. It is an excellent participant, man, Jared had an excellent season or no matter you wish to add to it, not one of the guys have any bodily difficulties and that is all the time the primary human element.
The Sixers will look to show issues round because the highway journey begins.
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