NBA MVP Joel Embiid expected to play in Sixers' Game 2 vs. Celtics: source
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – One day after winning his first NBA MVP award, Joel Embiid is expected to return for Game 2.
Embiid will be reevaluated after Wednesday morning's shootaround, but he's expected to play barring a setback, a source told CBS News Philadelphia's Pat Gallen.
I'm told that Joel Embiid will be reevaluated after shootaround today -- but that he is expected to play tonight barring a setback.
— Pat Gallen (@PatGallenCBS3) May 3, 2023
"It's a possibility, just like it was a possibility in the first game," Embiid said during a news conference. "But I'm going to listen to those guys and see what they have to say, the doctors. Obviously, I want to play. Everybody knows me. I just love being on the court and I love to play. So there's a possibility. If I get the green light, then we're going going to go ahead. Feel pretty good."
Embiid missed Game 1 against the Boston Celtics because of an LCL sprain in his right knee.
The news comes one day after Embiid won his first NBA MVP Award.
The Sixers stole Game 1 from the Celtics on Monday night after James Harden scored 45 points in their 119-115 win.