Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid starts in Game 5 against Raptors
TORONTO — Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown wasn’t giving much away on the subject of ailing centre Joel Embiid on the eve of Tuesday’s playoff game with the Toronto Raptors.
The seven-footer, who has been dealing with a variety of medical issues during the second-round series, was listed as a probable starter for Game 5 with an upper respiratory infection.
Asked 90 minutes before tipoff if he had an update on Embiid, Brown said simply: “No.”
However Brown went on to admit that the pace of the series, tied two games apiece prior to Tuesday, was not as fast as he would have liked. And that the health of his star centre was a factor.