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PHILADELPHIA — On media day, as training camp was about to start for the Philadelphia 76ers, star center Joel Embiid told reporters there would be no timetable for his return from an April knee surgery that capped a difficult year for the big man.

On Friday night, as the 76ers are preparing for their preseason finale against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Embiid is officially back.

He will start as the Sixers finish their final dress rehearsal and prepare for their regular season opener next Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics. Embiid’s presence in the lineup caps what has been an optimistic training camp, one where Embiid has ma

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