"I knew right away that the mental side was probably gonna be the hardest part of it so I definitely took some time away to—I couldn’t—it was hard to watch it a little bit," McCain said on Tuesday. "You just get frustrated at times.

While he won’t be in action over the NBA’s All-Star weekend, Jared McCain earned a Rising Stars selection. McCain is among the 21 NBA Rising Stars (10 rookies, 11 sophomores) chosen by NBA assistant coaches,

Jared McCain had cleared concussion protocol. But when he returned to a Dec. 13 game against the Indiana Pacers and began guarding Pascal Siakam, the 76ers rookie guard felt the pain in his left knee.

Embiid, Guerschon Yabusele (knee) and KJ Martin (foot stress reaction) were partial participants. Yabusele missed two games after knee-to-knee contact Jan. 15 against the Knicks but has played the last three, including both halves of the Cleveland-Chicago back-to-back. He was listed as probable.

Coach Nick Nurse gives a ton of praise to Philadelphia 76ers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. for the progress he has made.