Nick Nurse, Philadelphia 76ers coach, stepped onto a dais Wednesday to resume his side gig as human pinata. Philadelphia’s season is a week old and the franchise’s superstar, Joel Embiid, has yet to touch the floor. No preseason games. No regular-season games. Nothing. And for whatever reason, the Sixers, beyond classifying it as “left knee injury management,” refuse to explain why. Asked again for some clarity on Embiid’s status before Philly’s loss to the Detroit Pistons, Nurse didn’t even try.
“I’m going to have to punt that one,” he said.
