Embiid out game 1; will play Game 2

[hodgy03038]

So the MVP coming in for the kill. Even though we may better with him playing I still would prefer NOT facing the MVP. So much for the layups.

[Vermont Green]

I am sensing something dubious here.  It was "leaked" that he had something worse than a Grade 1 ligament sprain.  If that is true, I don't see how it is possible that he is ready to compete in an NBA game just 13 days later.  Probably, that leak is simply not accurate, it was put out there to mess with the Celtics, throw them off the scent so to speak.

In any case, I will be surprised if he is full strength.  If he is, if he looks normal, you know that the Sixers were playing games with their injury reports.  I hope for his sake though, that they are not putting him at risk.  I am sure he wants to play, that he is pushing to get back on the court.  But 13 days is a really short amount of time for healing.

[SparzWizard]

I am sensing something dubious here.  It was "leaked" that he had something worse than a Grade 1 ligament sprain.  If that is true, I don't see how it is possible that he is ready to compete in an NBA game just 13 days later.  Probably, that leak is simply not accurate, it was put out there to mess with the Celtics, throw them off the scent so to speak.

In any case, I will be surprised if he is full strength.  If he is, if he looks normal, you know that the Sixers were playing games with their injury reports.  I hope for his sake though, that they are not putting him at risk.  I am sure he wants to play, that he is pushing to get back on the court.  But 13 days is a really short amount of time for healing.

And if they were playing games with their injury report, they literally spotted Boston with their best player out at the TD Garden and still couldn't win. It spells more concerns with the C's lol