Philadelphia coach Brett Brown watched star center Joel Embiid participate in morning shootaround at Target Center and sure sounded like a guy who expect his big man to play.
"I thought he looked O.K., he moved around," Brown said. "He had a good day yesterday and we hope to see him play tonight."
Embiid has missed the last two games beacuse of tightness in his back. The Sixers are 12-9 when he plays this season, 1-4 when he doesn't.
Brown expressed more doubt about backup point guard T.J. McConnell and forward Robert Covington playing tonight.