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Without injured Embiid, 76ers rally to beat Celtics 109-98

by AP Sports Writer
| January 9, 2020 11:05 PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brett Brown gathered his team in the locker room to ring the postgame victory bell when the 76ers coach noticed a familiar face on general manager Elton Brand's phone. There was Joel Embiid on FaceTime, calling in from New York where he's set to have surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament. Embiid had to like the view -- a Sixers team that gutted out a win hours after learning the All-Star center was out indefinitely.

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