“I’m still going on what he said the last time we talked to him — that he was going to ramp up and get ready to play Friday,” Nurse said following Wednesday's practice.
Joel Embiid, meanwhile, leaned into his matter-of-fact trolling style, saying Harden’s absence was because, “Obviously, I think he has something important to do or something came up.”It remains unclear where this Harden conundrum goes from here, given a trade out of Philly seems far from imminent. Yet the Sixers’ new coach and MVP are still operating, at least publicly, as if Harden plans to play in Friday’s preseason finale against the Atlanta Hawks.
Nurse has long said that the Sixers would prepare for the 2023-24 season with a Plan A and Plan B, depending on Harden’s status. Though the coach and teammates had described Harden as engaged since he joined the Sixers for the second day of training camp in Fort Collins, Colo., they have primarily taken the on-court path without last season’s NBA assist leader.
“He’s usually here to work,” Green said. “This is the first day he hasn’t . But the guys that are here, we’re here to practice. We’re here to work on what we need to work on to get better, and that’s what we’ve been focusing on since Day 1.Green also reiterated that navigating the uncertainty is easier because many Sixers have already been through a similar scenario, when Ben Simmons held out two years ago.
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