Nick Nurse believes Joel Embiid will return before playoffs
Source: Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU
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Nick Nurse, asked about Joel Embiid, said he thinks there’s “very good likelihood” he’ll return before play-in/playoffs.
Robert Covington’s been “making some progress.” De’Anthony Melton is “not as close yet.” Team is “hopeful” both will be back before the regular season ends. – 5:56 PM
Nick Nurse on the injured players:
-No timeline update for Joel Embiid. He is still on the court getting some work done.
-Same goes for Robert Covington. Nurse said he could be close to a return.
-De’Anthony Melton is still on a pain tolerance thing at the moment. #Sixers – 5:56 PM
Nick Nurse says he thinks there is a “very good likelihood” that Joel Embiid will return before the start of the playoffs / play-in.
Nurse also says he’s hopeful both Melton and Covington can return before the end of the regular season, although he notes Covington is closer. – 5:56 PM
Nick Nurse says Joel Embiid continues to work out on the court but that there remains no timetable for his return.
Nurse goes on to say he believes there’s a “very good” chance Embiid plays before the end of the regular season. – 5:54 PM
Nick Nurse says that Joel Embiid continues to improve but no timetable to return yet from knee injury
Nick Nurse says he believes Embiid can return before the postseason/Play-In Tournament – 5:54 PM
Yesterday, there was some buzz on Philly sports Twitter around the idea that the Sixers should NOT bring Joel Embiid back for the playoffs.
So, here’s a column making the counter-argument:
of course they should bring Embiid back for the playoffs
973espn.com/if-hes-healthy… – 9:30 AM
Sixers’ injury report for tomorrow’s game vs. the Clippers:
Embiid, Melton, Covington out. Kelly Oubre Jr. questionable with left shoulder soreness.
Buddy Hield not listed after limping off late in the fourth quarter last night. – 5:34 PM
I keep seeing the point that the Sixers *should* put Embiid on ice for the rest of the year, which is driving me crazy.
It was supposed to be a 6-8 week recovery. Looks like they are going to take at least eight weeks. But if he’s good to go, you play him point blank period. – 4:11 PM
If things continue to go as they are — Kings are up 18 with 5:02 left in the 3rd — Nick Nurse might want to waive the white flag early in this one. Sixers are in the middle of 3 games in 4 days, have to travel back to Philly and it’s clear nobody outside of Maxey has any juice. – 11:45 PM
Man, the Sixers and their offensive fouls. Nick Nurse be like…. pic.twitter.com/85KxPlmNXt – 11:07 PM
Bobby Jackson gets a nice ovation from the Kings crowd. He’s on Nick Nurse’s staff with the Sixers. – 10:29 PM
Updated story: The 76ers are listing Kelly Oubre Jr. as questionable for tonight’s game against the Kings due to left shoulder soreness. Robert Covington (knee), Joel Embiid (meniscus), De’Anthony Melton (back) and Terquavion Smith (G League) are out
sacbee.com/sports/nba/sac… – 3:49 PM
Kings vs. 76ers: Joel Embiid, Sasha Vezenkov injury updates; playoff race; scouting reports and more
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Tobias Harris set the tone for the #Sixers, scoring 24 points in the big win in Los Angeles. “He’s been more healthy and got some bounce,” coach Nick Nurse says.
Sixers-Clippers takeaways: Tobias Harris’ ‘outstanding’ play; Cam Payne’s bench scoring inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via… – 5:46 AM
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