Parker, Embiid plan to skip NBA combine


Duke forward Jabari Parker and Kansas center Joel Embiid, who are possible No. 1 overall picks, will not attend the NBA predraft combine this week in Chicago, Yahoo Sports reported Sunday.

Teams were furnished with a list in recent days of players planning to participate in the combine, which runs Wednesday through next Sunday.

The 7-foot- Embiid is still recovering from season-ending back surgery. Embiid suffered a stress fracture in his lower back.

The 6-foot-8 Parker suffered a fractured foot in the summer of 2012, but had an All-American freshman season at Duke.

Embiid and Parker are both represented by Arn Tellem and B.J. Armstrong of Wasserman Media Group.