Joel Embiid has no intention of waiting for the regular season to play in a game. He wants to play preseason basketball. Period.
Alas, he is at the mercy of an overly cautious Sixers medical staff.
“I trust them, but at the same time I have a voice too,” Embiid said Thursday. “I think they value my opinion. It’s about us being on the same page.”
Right now, the page looks like this: Embiid was cleared for full-court 5-on-5 action on Thursday but will be held out of the Sixers second preseason game against the Celtics at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday.