Former 76ers Coach Doc Rivers Makes Statement on Joel Embiid

Former 76ers Coach Doc Rivers Makes Statement on Joel Embiid

Former Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers spoke on Joel Embiid, following his latest setback before the NBA Playoffs.

Former Sixers coach Doc Rivers can empathize with another Joel Embiid health issue: ‘You can’t make it up. You really can’t.’

When he coached here, Rivers navigated a multitude of Embiid health issues, with some of the more bizarre occurring during the playoffs. “And none of it is his fault," Rivers said. "It just happens."

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