The NBA will likely launch an investigation later this week into the Philadelphia 76ers and implicate NBA center Joel Embiid, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
the The NBA will later this week begin an investigation into the Philadelphia 76ers regarding the involvement of NBA center Joel Embiid.Sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Embiid did not play in the preseason What the team described as an injury to his left knee He will miss three games this week: The season opener is Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks, Friday against the Toronto Raptors, and Sunday against the Indiana Pacers.
It’s common for the NBA to review a team when a star misses a nationally televised game, according to its player participation policy.
the 76ers They said so Embiid “He is responding well to his individual plan” and will ramp up his activities to return to action this week, including participating in scrimmages.
This is part of the new normal Embiid This season, according to sources. A strategy to keep the former NBA MVP healthy for the postseason. The plan was expected to include periodic time off during the regular season and routine evaluations by the 76ers’ team doctors and medical staff, sources said.
Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey told ESPN’s Tim Bontemps earlier this month. Philadelphia will try to keep Embiid and Paul George out of games on back-to-back nights this season.
“We’re going to be smart about this. Part of being smart about this is that both Paul [George] “Like Joel, he probably won’t play many games on consecutive nights, if he plays at all,” Morey said.
Embiid He also told Bontemps that “if I had to guess, I probably won’t be playing games on consecutive nights for the rest of my career.”
Embiid He has lost between 25 and 30 pounds, hoping to lose more, and will continue to wear a brace on his left knee despite it being something Embiid would rather not do, choosing to keep it as structurally stable and protected as possible.
Embiid He played in just 39 games last season due to knee injuries, and although he returned in time to play against the New York Knicks in the playoffs, he did so at less than 100 percent, before having to deal with a sudden injury. A case of Bell’s Palsy is also reported during the series. He then moved on to play for Team USA this summer, helping the Americans win a fifth straight gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
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