PHILADELPHIA—James Harden was out for the 76ers and Joel Embiid was in after the reigning National Basketball Association (NBA) MVP skipped a chance to rest and started Sunday night in Philadelphia’s home opener.
Harden’s absence against Portland was no surprise—the 10-time All-Star has now missed all three games in the wake of his offseason trade demand.
“The report on him is, he had some good conditioning days,” coach Nick Nurse said. “All signs are positive, conditioning-wise. Just need to get in some live action.”The 76ers only introduced their starting lineup on Sunday so Harden wasn’t included, but he did make the cut in the pregame hype video. But the NBA this season strengthened its rules about resting healthy players. The league is already investigating the reasons behind Harden’s absence from the 76ers’ nationally televised season opener.
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