Embiid's comeback: one-game-at-a-time mindset as Sixers chase spark after appendectomy

Joel Embiid spoke after returning from an emergency appendectomy to help Philadelphia in a 3-1 playoff series against Boston, detailing a 17-day stretch of pain, hospital visits and post-surgery complications before logging 34 minutes in Game 4. He emphasized not dwelling on his illness, stressed a one-game-at-a-time approach, and called for better defense, offensive rebounding and tighter contesting of Boston’s threes. While avoiding a public airing of his relationship with Daryl Morey, he underscored the mindset needed to get back on the floor and try to extend the series, noting they must rebound and shoot better to pressure the Celtics.