ORLANDO, Fla. — The Philadelphia 76ers continue their four-game road trip on Wednesday when they take on the Orlando Magic. The road trip started with a Christmas Day loss to the Miami Heat.
They will continue to be short-handed. The Sixers will once again be without Joel Embiid. The star big man is still dealing with a right ankle sprain, and he missed the Christmas loss to the Heat.
The team returned to practice on Tuesday in Orlando, but the big fella remains at home getting treatment on his ankle. Coach Nick Nurse hopes he will be able to return soon.
“I think that, listen, I think you guys saw it,” Nurse said after practice. “It turned over pretty good, right? I think that him continuing to play on it — the amount of minutes he played on it gives you reason to be optimistic, right? But those things overnight are always the next day, but where you need to start evaluating and figuring it out.”
The good news with Embiid is he is at home getting treatment on his ankle. Nurse revealed the reigning league MVP is getting in some work on the court to help him get ready for a return.
“Again, kinda like I said yesterday (Monday), he’s getting treatment,” Nurse added. “Obviously, he’s not here, but he’s on the court today moving, so I think we’re not too far away.”
The Sixers face the Houston Rockets on Friday and the Chicago Bulls on Saturday before returning home on Jan. 2.
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