Joel Embiid’s knee troubles has been one of the crucial mentioned accidents within the league since final yr’s playoffs and Philadelphia’s huge man is constant to battle in 2024.
Knee Damage Miserable For Embiid
Joel Embiid lastly made his return to the court docket on Sunday afternoon, taking part in in opposition to the Bulls in his first look for the reason that twentieth of November.
Regardless of his time away from the court docket, Embiid nonetheless checked out house throughout his first recreation in December and he led all scores with 31 factors within the win over Chicago.
Though he got here up huge in within the win on Sunday, issues continued to develop for Embiid who spoke to the media publish recreation about how his knee troubles are effecting him.
“Miserable,” Embiid replied when requested how his restoration has been going. “Simply attempting to determine it out. There’s no damage. Simply between the swelling … we’ve bought to get it found out. That’s it.
“I’ve been saying it for the previous couple of months. It’s been extraordinarily miserable. It’s one thing that hasn’t been found out, and it’s been extraordinarily annoying, as a result of I might like to play each single recreation.”
His look in Chicago over the weekend was simply Embiid’s fifth look of the season in what has been a troublesome marketing campaign for the 2023 MVP.
Embiid Scores 31 On Return
Philly’s All-Star Trio Lastly Play Collectively
Philadelphia followers lastly bought to see Tyrese Maxey, Paul George and Embiid play collectively on Sunday, with the trio taking part in simply six minutes collectively earlier than the Bulls win.
Alongside Embiid’s 31 factors, Maxey recorded his first profession triple double with 25 factors and George added 12 of his personal within the first actual style of what success may really feel like for the new-look Sixers this yr.
Nonetheless the win was only a style and it looks like that could be all Philadelphia can have this season as they proceed to battle with numerous accidents to their All-star roster.
With a league break developing for the NBA Cup to happen, the Sixers play simply three video games within the subsequent 12 days and so they can use this time to slowly deliver again the likes of Embiid to extra common recreation time.
Their win over the Bulls on Sunday pushed Philly as much as twelfth within the Japanese Convention standings and in keeping with the greatest on-line betting websites, they’re +1800 to win the Japanese Convention and -180 to make the playoffs.
