Joel Embiid‘s injury issues continue to pile up.
The Sixers star center experienced increased swelling in his left knee during an on-court workout on Thursday, according to a team press release. The 2023 league’s Most Valuable Player will miss the team’s upcoming road trip and be reevaluated in approximately 7-10 days.
Embiid has missed the last six games due to a left foot sprain. The foot sprain has healed, according to the release. After consulting with team medical staff and external doctors, Embiid will receive treatment in the coming days to address the knee swelling.
After seeing action in only 39 regular season games last season due to a variety of ailments, Embiid has appeared in just 13 games this season. He’s averaging 24.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest, a sharp drop from last season when he posted averages of 34.7 PPG, 11.0 RPG, and 5.6 APG.
Following what was considered a highly successful offseason that reshaped the roster, the Sixers are enduring what increasingly appears like a lost season. They’re 15-24 after losing their last four games and now face a tough stretch with road matchups against Indiana, Milwaukee and Denver before returning home to face the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers.
Embiid signed a three-year, fully guaranteed maximum-salary extension in September that runs through the 2028/29 season.
Water is wet.
Straight up trade for Jimmy Butler
Who says no.
The team with Bam Adebayo signed for 5 years
So its Embiid and all the picks and swaps? I mean hes owed what 300M still. You gonna have to pay a lot to get off that deal…
Bam to me is a PF. Philly is,a dumpster fire but they could still get to 10 and win 2 games and make it. We shall see!
In theory Bam and Joel would actually work great on the court
Fork found in kitchen
Mr Glass.
He should shut it down and go for PRP injections like Bartolo Colon did when his shoulder was out. Came back at 38 and pitched another 7 seasons.
This 76er season is a Dumpster Fire, although they did take the Knicks into OT before losing….. but still…. this season
His career as a “regular NBA player” is over. This is the best he is going to be able to give. Will he retire? Or will he just be open about it, and admit to himself he can probably only play like 20 games a year, and adjust his contract/salary accordingly? Regardless, Phily should appeal to the league to get his salary subsidized by them. He is never going to play 50+ games in a season ever again, that’s not the same player as one who signs up for all 82.
Dude has only played in 50% of total games IN HIS CAREER. Knicks are lucky they didn’t trade for this guy or they would be screwed
He couldn’t be more happy to miss more time!
They better not be gifted a lottery pick either!
What a stupid comment. The report says that his knee is swollen. It is swollen because he was ATTEMPTING to play. Classic ignorance.
@ Cocotaso2 You crying over a sports dialogue comment is beyond ignorant. Let me guess. Anyone who doesn’t think like you, you resort to name calling whichwould be classed as someone with a maturity impediment. Have a discussion like an adult, this site is not for kids.
Ridiculous comment blindeye
No wonder the students don’t respect the subs…
Here my shocked face
Seriously ……. Isn’t it time to start shopping him. See what you can get. Not winning or going anywhere. When your best player. Your highest paid player. Is not available 20%—40% of the time. You see where the Pelicans hopes and money have gone. Move on from this…….
Can’t build a team or franchise. With guys who are not available.
What they can get is bupkis. I wanted to trade Randle for him a couple years ago. Thank God no one in their right mind would ever listen to me
The torn heart muscle this guys been dealing with for years is far more serious than the knee.
How did the Sixers decide to extend this guy in the offseason? What a catastrophe
PHI’s 1st round pick to OKC protected for selections 1-6 in 2025
Trust the process
He’s improving his mindset. This is by far the most elegant ducking out of playing joker in Denver he’s ever done!
It’s a meme at this point. Last time he played in Denver was November 8, 2019.
Jojo’s just trolling, he’s completely healthy playing COD in his mansion.
Is he officially out of MVP contention now? So unfair!
I’m sure Philly fans are completely supportive and empathize with this whole situation;D
They are the ones who think everyone who watches basketball should share the exact ideology as them.
Focus needs to be on retaining this year’s pick.
He is in Kawhi territoty now. The injury issues won’t go away anymore. Best you can hope for is five or six reasonably healthy weeks in one stretch, and if you’re very lucky, that stretch starts in April.
At least Kawhi won two titles before.
Dude gets injured stepping out of bed in the morning. If a team is OK paying full price for a guy who posts for 25% of his team’s games (I might be on the high side of that number), then pay on. Not even sure he’s insurable.