The injuries They have always been one of the constants of Joel Embiid‘s career. The center of Cameroonian origin has been suffering from knee problems for some time now and in fact, it was the reason that made him he missed the entire preseason.
And the 24/25 season has not started well for the 76ers, who He will miss, along with Paul George, the league debut against the Milwaukee Bucks this morning. Embiid’s little participation has led, as reported Shams Charania in your account of the NBA opens a file on him to analyze the situation.
A real ordeal
Recommended by Luc Mbah to Moute, He reached the NBA in the 2014 Draft. As soon as he landed in the American league, the Cameroonian He missed the entire ‘rookie’ season and after suffering a relapse the following year, too he missed the course 15/16so it took him two years to debut with Philadelphia.
31 games after the first, he tore the meniscus in his left legchaining one injury after another, taking a toll on him every season. In fact, every year, he has suffered some type of injury that, in the case of last year, for example, led him to stay out of the race for an MVP trophy which won in 2023.
Embiid junto a Lowry
A strategy to keep you healthy
Because of all the physical problems that the one from Yaoundé has been experiencing, the 76ers developed a strategic plan to keep him in the best shape for the coming season, which included, among other things, the not playing the second games of the back-to-back.
The 76ers said Embiid is “responding well to their individualized plan” and that will intensify your workouts throughout the week. This is part of the new normal for Embiid this season, in which if you want to compete for the Best Player trophythis is not the way to go, and in fact, It already makes even the NBA itself suspicious.
