Joel Embiid and James Harden put in some work together ahead of the 76ers' preseason opener vs. Celtics.
Nick Nurse kept training camp rolling this weekend, as the Sixers had a fifth-straight practice on Saturday afternoon. With the preseason opener against the Celtics on Sunday, Nurse wanted to ramp up another tough session to get guys ready for the grind of the season.
By Saturday, Nurse confirmed Harden was a full participant in a practice session that he described as a “real hard” training day. During the scrimmaging period, the ten-time All-Star teamed up with Philadelphia’s MVP center,“I kind of mixed it up today,”. “James and Joel were on the same team, probably with a group of guys that probably weren’t starters — wouldn’t be starters normally. That’s how the teams ended up today. Just mixing it up and looking at different things.
“We still got to wait to see how it turns out,” he explained. “They all did go today, and we used it as a real hard kind of training day today. That doesn’t mean that they’re gonna be ready to go tomorrow. I’ll check with Simon, I think we’ll get them through these treatments here today and see how they feel tomorrow and we’ll make a decision tomorrow.”
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