[Hofmann] Doc Rivers said “I’m not sure” how long Joel Embiid will be out. As a coach, I hate those three letters because it never comes out well. It just feels like that whenever we tell a coach, ‘Hey, we’re going to get an MRI.’ It doesn’t turn out well most of the time and this one did not.”

Doc Rivers said “I’m not sure” how long Joel Embiid will be out.

Doc Rivers (1/2): "They checked his knee out right after the game because he was complaining about soreness behind the knee, which is always a scary thing when it’s behind the knee with players. And there was swelling already, which was way too early and so we did the MRI..."

Doc Rivers (2/2): "As a coach, I hate those three letters because it never comes out well. It just feels like that whenever we tell a coach, ‘Hey, we’re going to get an MRI.’ It doesn’t turn out well most of the time and this one did not."

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