PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid started for the Philadelphia 76ers in their preseason finale on Friday night, his first game action in nearly eight months.

Embiid was limited to 19 games last season because of injuries.

The 76ers were planning for Embiid to have “fairly short” stints in the preseason matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said before the game.

Embiid didn’t take long to get going — he tried a 3-pointer, which missed, on Philadelphia’s first possession just seven seconds into the contest. He played about six minutes in his first stint to open the game, then played the first three minutes of the second quarter for his second stint.

It was Embiid’s first game since Feb. 22. He missed the first nine games of Philadelphia’s 2024-25 season,

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