A Hall of Fame college basketball coach who also keeps track of happenings in the NBA, Bill Self figures to watch at least some of the Philadelphia 76ers-Boston Celtics game on Christmas Day.
The Sixers boast one of the best young players in the league in 7-foot, 250-pound former Kansas center Joel Embiid, while ex-Jayhawk forward Marcus Morris plays for the Celtics.
The nationally televised (ABC) holiday clash tips off at 4:30 p.m. Central time.
“He is the future,” 16th-year KU coach Self said recently of Embiid. “He’s a 5-man that can play the 4, the 3, stretch the floor.