Sources - 76ers' Joel Embiid back for Game 2, barring setback - ESPN

BOSTON — Philadelphia 76ers superstar center Joel Embiid, who was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player Tuesday night, is — barring any setbacks — set to return from his sprained LCL in his right knee in Game 2 of Philadelphia's Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Embiid participated in the team's morning shootaround Wednesday and will need to come through that and his pregame workout without incident in order to return to the floor.

But the mood was far different Wednesday morning than it had been 48 hours earlier. Embiid was the first 76ers player to enter the arena bowl Wednesday — as opposed to being the last to do so ahead of shootaround Monday before Philadelphia's Game 1 victory.

The news of Embiid's pending return was first reported by The Athletic.