Joel Embiid largely talked about injuries, recovery and his mental state Tuesday night after leading the 76ers to a 118-116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at the Wells Fargo Center. The 2023 NBA MVP and seven-time All-Star had 29 points,

Joel Embiid discusses his injury recovery, his mental state, and the chances of the Philadelphia 76ers in his return against the Dallas Mavericks.

With the Sixers down to an eight-man rotation against Boston Sunday without Gordon, Justin Edwards and Kelly Oubre bore the brunt of the duty. Edwards played a career-high 44 minutes, with 12 points and seven rebounds, plus the duty of chasing around the Celtics’ All-Star corps of wings in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.