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All we know is that whatever is wrong with Fultz's shoulder, he can barely heave a free throw to the basket from 16 feet away. Embiid wouldn't undergo surgery for two months after the injury, initially classified as a bone bruise, and is beginning this season on a minutes restriction partially as a result. Continue to Article

October 18, 2017 11:58:am EST

Joel Embiid will be restricted to less than 20 minutes per game early in the season, that much is known (see story). How Brett Brown fills the remainder of the minutes at the center position remains to be seen. Brown has three healthy big men he can play behind Embiid: Amir Johnson, Jahlil Okafor and Dario Saric. Richaun Holmes, an early candidate for backup minutes, is sidelined by a fractured wrist. Continue to Article

October 17, 2017 9:11:pm EST

Joel Embiid can still squeeze a basketball from the sidelines. Let’s just say Joel Embiid isn’t super happy about the playing-time restriction that will prevent the Philadelphia 76ers center from playing more than 20 minutes per night to begin his second season. Sixers coach Brett Brown revealed to reporters at Monday’s practice that Embiid would continue to play under a minutes limit. Continue to Article

October 17, 2017 4:14:pm EST

Jojo showed up to practice on the eve of the Sixers' season with a new hairstyle -- some cornrows remeniscent of the last great Sixer to captivate the city of Philadelphia. Robert Covington saw a resemblance, "Everybody was shocked. Continue to Article

October 17, 2017 4:11:pm EST

The Sixers have understandably been careful with him, but also chose to hand him a maximum contract extension (that contained some language hedging for injury risk). The point of all this is that Embiid wants to play, really badly, but also needs to be a little patient here. REPORTER: The initial minute restriction that you’re on, did they give you any hope that would be lifted at some point? Continue to Article

October 17, 2017 1:39:pm EST