76ers' Joel Embiid, Glenn Robinson, Raul Neto to Practice on Friday

Joel Embiid, Glenn Robinson III, and Raul Neto will all be present and ready to compete at Philadelphia 76ers practice on Friday, according to a team source. That's promising news for the Sixers, who have dealt with injury setbacks all season long.
The 2019-2020 NBA hiatus was almost a blessing in disguise for the Sixers, who had quite a few key players dealing with setbacks. After having multiple months off to recover, though, the 76ers were fortunate enough to have a full roster (excluding Zhaire Smith) traveling to Orlando, Florida, for the NBA's restart.
Just because the team had time to recover from existing injuries that occurred before or in March, doesn't mean players can steer clear of any setbacks down in Orlando. By the time the team was tipping off for the third and final scrimmage on Tuesday night, the Sixers were without three players in Embiid, Neto, and Glenn Robinson III.
Fortunately, the 76ers claim they were playing it safe. While Brett Brown didn't confirm if he would play these three guys had the game counted for something or not -- the Sixers did allow Embiid, Robinson, and Neto to participate in a "light" practice on Monday before the final scrimmage game against Dallas.
And on Thursday and Friday -- the Sixers will allow those three guys to participate once again. At this moment, their statuses for Saturday's game are currently unknown -- but by the way things have been going, it seems the Sixers have a good chance of having a fully healthy roster for the restart of the 2019-2020 season.
Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on Twitter: @JGrasso_
Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia
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