PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid has been upgraded to doubtful for Game 3 of the 76ers' Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat on Friday night as he continues to progress toward a possible return to the court.
Embiid cleared the NBA's concussion protocol and participated in the team's morning shootaround at its Camden, New Jersey, practice facility -- the first steps toward his return from the facial fracture and concussion he suffered when he was hit in the head by an elbow from Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam late in Game 6 of Philadelphia's first-round series last week.