76ers star center Joel Embiid, who was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player on Tuesday night, will return from a sprained LCL in his right knee and start Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
He was the last player to appear on the court during Monday morning's shootaround, but it was a total reversal Wednesday when the team arrived at TD Garden. Embiid was the first player to walk into the arena bowl, quickly got his shoes on and began getting up shots for several minutes before the media's 15-minute viewing period expired and shootaround got underway.
"I'm going to listen to those guys and see what they have to say, the doctors, and obviously I want to play," Embiid said. "Everybody who knows me, I just love being on the court and I love to play. There's a possibility, and if I get the green light, we're going to go ahead. Embiid went through a full workout Tuesday, which sources said went well, but the determining factor for Game 2 will be to see how his knee responded to that exertion.
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