The former MVP remains a lightning rod for a franchise desperate for a title. Whether he can stay healthy enough to carry it there remains the question.

Without a healthy Joel Embiid, the 76ers were never expected to contend for an NBA title. But get taken to the final seconds before narrowly knocking off lowly Washington? Or losing to the

On Friday night, the Philadelphia 76ers will host the New Orleans Pelicans at the Wells Fargo Center. For the game, they will be without their best player, as