PHILADELPHIA — The chants of “Boston sucks!” rained from on high in the fourth quarter in the Wells Fargo Center, and soon after, a worried crowd went home happy following a temporary reprieve in the 76ers’ 109-98 win over the Celtics on Thursday night.
But Philadelphia fans should be worried, if not petrified.
Joel Embiid’s freakish finger injury sent him to New York for surgery, and now he’s on the shelf for possibly two critical weeks. Usually, there are silver linings in these instances — particularly playing Ben Simmons at center at times on Thursday — but there’s nothing positive that can come from this Embiid-less stretch, especially if it halts roster reconstruction.