Sxiers’ Nick Nurse on Joel Embiid: ‘He wants to play, and we want him to play’

The 76ers are saying the right things. The question is when it turns into something real. Coach Nick Nurse offered a hopeful update on Joel Embiid on Thursday, suggesting progress is being made as the Sixers star works his way back from an early-April appendectomy.

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