The Philadelphia Sixers have announced that Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris will both return to the lineup on Saturday night versus the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Embiid has not played in almost a month due to COVID-19. This was a big blow for the Sixers as they have struggled mightily without their superstar big man. Before embiid went down, the Sixers were a top two team in the Eastern Conference early on in the season. Since his departure, the Sixers have not been able to find much success as they are 10-9 on the season. He missed nine games due to COVID-19 and in that time, Philadelphia went 2-7.
There are still plenty of questions in Philadelphia and most of that revolves around the Ben Simmons situation. If Philadelphia wants to make a run at an NBA title, they need a second star to come in and play next to Joel Embiid. They have seen in the past few years that Simmons is not the answer come playoff time. There are plenty of options in guys who can be paired next to Embiid. Philadelphia has held out as they are looking for the best possible trade package. It doesn't look like they are going to make a move until it's everything that they want.
Philadelphia will take on the 9-10 Timberwolves on Saturday night in Philadelphia. They will look to get back to their winning ways before Embiid missed an extended period of time.
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