76ers 楽観的な Joel Embiid could return in 正規の/正選手 season

Philadelphia 76ers 星/主役にする Joel Embiid is インチing closer to a return before the end of the 正規の/正選手 season, coach Nick Nurse said Wednesday.

Embiid has been sidelined with a left 膝 傷害 支えるd when the Golden 明言する/公表する 軍人s' Jonathan Kuminga fell on him in a Jan. 30 game. Embiid underwent a 手続き to 直す/買収する,八百長をする the 損失 to his 膝 on Feb. 6.

Nurse said ahead of the team's game against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, "I think there's a very good 見込み that he will return before the play-in, プレーオフ."

Nurse 追加するd, "He's on the 法廷,裁判所 ... and we still don't have a timeline for his return. ... I would imagine he's getting better each day. It's just trying to get him strong and 確信して and in 形態/調整 and ramped up and all those wonderful words."

The 76ers own a 26-8 記録,記録的な/記録する with Embiid on the 床に打ち倒す this season. Without him, they were 13-25 entering play on Wednesday, 10-16 since Embiid got 傷つける on Jan. 30.

Embiid, 30, is the 統治するing NBA Most 価値のある Player. His 普通の/平均(する) of 35.3 points per game this season would lead the league if he had played in enough games to qualify, and his 率 of 11.3 回復するs per contest would 階級 の中で the 最高の,を越す 10.

Nurse also gave updates on Robert Covington, out since the start of the new year 予定 to a 膝 傷害, and De'Anthony Melton, sidelined since late February because of a 支援する 病気.

"Cov is 進歩ing," Nurse said. "Looks like he could make a return here at some point. ... Melt is probably not as の近くに yet. He's still 肉親,親類d of on a 苦痛-寛容 thing. But again, we're 肉親,親類d of 希望に満ちた that both of them will be 支援する at some point before this 正規の/正選手 season ends."

--Field Level マスコミ

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