"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.

McCain, who averaged 15.3 points and 2.6 assists in 23 games and was a Rookie of the Year frontrunner before the injury, was named to the Rising Stars event at All-Star Weekend on Tuesday.

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.