Sixers' Doc Rivers Isn't Concerned About Joel Embiid's Conditioning Taking a Hit
The Philadelphia 76ers lost one more central participant to the NBA's wellbeing and security convention on Monday night. Multi week after the primary individual from the Sixers, Tobias Harris tried positive for COVID-19, Philly's All-Star focus Joel Embiid turned into the fourth individual from the program to be gone into the convention.
Also, as indicated by Doc Rivers, Embiid is suggestive. "He's not doing incredible," said Rivers in front of Monday night's down against the New York Knicks. "He's battling with it, basically the same as Tobias. Along these lines, you know, it's everything I can tell you."
With Embiid positive for the infection and showing side effects, he's been consequently precluded for Tuesday night's down against the Milwaukee Bucks. Furthermore, he'll need to miss ten days worth of practices and games at the very least.
For a player like Embiid, that could be very disturbing. As the All-Star focus has buckled down on getting fit as a fiddle throughout the most recent few years, taking an eminent piece of vacation days to detach himself could leave many worried about him losing a portion of the advancement he's made throughout the span of the offseason to now.
However, Doc Rivers made it clear on Monday that is not worth fretting over the present moment.
"I'm not worried by that," Rivers clarified. "I think each and every individual who is hit by this battles returning for a brief period. Thus, I'm certain that will be him as well. Be that as it may, the molding part of it, I have an inclination he'll be prepared with molding. The reality is I can't project out the present moment. You know, we need to zero in on the present game and the upcoming game and afterward see what we have after that."
Embiid's timetable for a return is right now indistinct. As he's ensured to miss longer than seven days of games, the Sixers should depend on the veteran community Andre Drummond to make up for the shortfall of the All-Star's nonappearance. Then, at that point, when Embiid's ready to get back to the floor, Doc Rivers and the Sixers are confident he'll have returned to standard structure rather rapidly.
Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.
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