Philadelphia should have their young superstar center tonight, as Joel Embiid has been suffering from a form of gastroenteritis (the stomach bug), but was upgraded to probable following today's morning shoot-around in Boston:
Embiid was well enough yesterday to make the trip, and apparently after pre-game shoot around this morning the Sixers feel pretty confident that he will be able to go tonight.
The Celtics already avoided Embiid in their win over Philly in early December:
The Sixers are a much less formidable opponent without their starting center in the lineup. In his rookie campaign Embiid is averaging 19.