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Joel Embiid Says Game Day Will be “Just a regular day”

Philadelphia 76ers rookie center Joel Embiid has been waiting over two years to make his NBA debut. He was drafted by the Sixers in the 2014 NBA Draft, but injury complications have kept him from seeing a real regular season game.

On Wednesday, however, Embiid is expected to finally make his regular season debut after having a spectacular preseason with the Sixers. Although his statistics were influenced heavily by the Sixers aiming to put the ball in his hands as much as possible while he was on the floor, he averaged 11.4 points, 6.