Newly-named NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid has his sights set on winning a championship with the Philadelphia 76ers after finally earning the award.
After missing Game 4 of their first round series sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, plus their Game 1 win over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Embiid returned for Game 2 on Wednesday night as the Sixers were blown out 121-87 at TD Garden.
The 29-year-old finished second in voting the last two years but beat back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic to this season's award. Postseason success is next on the agenda, and the big man's return to the floor boosts the Sixers ' chances of making a run to the Finals this season.