The Philadelphia 76ers fought the Miami Heat to a dead heat without star center Joel Embiid. So the question remained, how long could the team afford to keep Embiid on the bench to rehab after surgery to repair a fracture of his left eye socket? The answer is… until today. The team announced Joel Embiid will start tonight. Game three of the NBA Playoffs round one. In Miami.
#Sixers announce that Joel Embiid will start tonight.
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) April 19, 2018
Now starting is not playing 30 plus minutes by any means.