This is not the update Sixers fans were hoping for two days before a potentially franchise-altering series against the Celtics.
Doc Rivers, speaking to reporters at the team’s practice facility in Camden Saturday, said he believes Joel Embiid is “doubtful” for Game 1 with a LCL sprain in his right knee.
Doc Rivers says if he “was a betting man,” he’d consider Joel Embiid doubtful for Game 1 against the Celtics. Embiid did not practice today.
— Noah Levick (@NoahLevick) April 29, 2023
There are a few caveats to consider here:
- A lot can happen between now and tip off in Boston Monday night.