PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown has pulled back the curtain on the process, so to speak, that his team will follow in extending rookie center Joel Embiids minutes restriction.The No. 3 pick out of Kansas in 2014, Embiid missed the entirety of both the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons because of a broken navicular in his right foot -- a bone that he broke two times.Because of the 7-foot, 250-pound centers injury history, Philadelphia came into this season with a mandate from its medical staff to hold Embiids minute count to 24 or below in any given game.Brown said that plan will stay in place for at least the next six weeks.As I understand it, they will not escalate until Christmas and then it will only be judged, Brown said Saturday before the Sixers lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-101. It may stay the same then, too.In the meantime, Brown said the Sixers will keep a short leash on Embiid, especially in back-to-back situations.There is always a judgment, a decision in relation to back-to-backs, but as a sort of a cut-off minute restriction, I believe that its going to stay at 24 until Christmas, Brown said. And then well judge that second third [of the season] after that first third ends. Well judge that second third accordingly.Come Christmas, the 76ers will have played 30 games.It sucks. I can only play 20 minutes, Embiid told reporters following his NBA debut. I felt like I could play more, but you have to trust the process, you have to trust those guys.Despite his limited playing time, Embiid came into Saturday leading all rookies in scoring with a 17.3-point average.With the Sixers in a tight game down the stretch with Cleveland, Embiid actually broke through his minute cap ever so slightly, finishing with 22 points, six rebounds, four blocks, two assists and a steal in 25 minutes.Sixers big man Jahlil Okafor also is on a 24-minute restriction as he recovers from a small meniscus tear in his right knee that he suffered last season.Brown said that conditioning remains an issue for both Embiid and Okafor.As I watched him and we judge their fitness, I think at times going beyond 4- to 5-minute segments is not good for them, Brown said. 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Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron is confident Lachie Whitfields finals performances wont be affected by an ongoing AFL investigation.The midfielder is alleged to have spent a night last year at club welfare manager Craig Lamberts house for fear of being drug tested at his own home, with the knowledge of then football chief Graeme Allan.Avoiding ASADA drug testers carries heavy penalties for players found guilty, but Cameron said Whitfield and the rest of his squad were handling the situation well before Saturdays qualifying final against Sydney.I said during the week its not ideal, Cameron told Triple M on Saturday.But it hasnt affected our training at all. You look at it and theres no doubt at any footy club youre going to get around a player that has an issue and ... our players have responded that way.But Lachies trainings actually been ... just exceptional. I dont think its going to affect him - Im really confident.Wed be silly not to weigh all that up but Im really confident that hell spit out the end of next weeks training and play for us next Saturday.ASADA announced on Friday the investigation wwas back in the AFL integrity units hands following a league briefing.ddddddddddddOn 1 September, the AFLs Integrity Department briefed ASADA on their investigation into the conduct of a current listed player of the GWS Giants Football Club and two former members of staff of that club, an ASADA statement read.A copy of the investigators report was provided to ASADA at that meeting.The matter remains with the AFL for the next steps to be determined and the AFL will now seek legal opinion on this matter.ASADA will be consulted once this process is complete.Lambert has since moved on to a similar role at Brisbane, while Allan was recently appointed general manager of football at Collingwood.With the progress of their lengthy investigation having been ticked off by ASADA, the AFL will look to bring a swift conclusion to the matter.ASADA is satisfied that the next steps remain with the AFL, a league statement read.The AFL will seek further legal opinion before consulting again with ASADA. 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