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BOSTON -- The Philadelphia 76ers found themselves extremely short-handed for Friday night's showdown with the Celtics at TD Garden, as reigning league MVP Joel Embiid sat out for a second straight game with an illness -- and was joined by rising star Tyrese Maxey (illness) and starting forward Nicolas Batum (finger).
Embiid, who missed Wednesday's loss at New Orleans due to the same illness, was not at shootaround Friday morning, the hope being that he would be able to play if he improved as the day progressed.