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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid says he's still working his way back from COVID-19 amid shooting woes

BOSTON -- Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said "it's going to take awhile" for him to fully round back into form after an extended bout with COVID-19.

Embiid had a second straight rough shooting performance in Wednesday's 88-87 loss to the Boston Celtics.

"I would never use it as an excuse but obviously I think it's going to take me awhile to get back, especially legs and cardio and all that stuff," Embiid said after going 3-for-17 against Boston, making him a combined 7-for-33 across Philadelphia's past two games.