Joel Embiid’s Stellar 2022-23 season, which culminated with the Philadelphia 76ers Center receiving the MVP NBA honors, seems to be a distant memory. The 7-foot professional basketball career has been hampered by injuries, knee problems contributing to its latest setback.
Friday, the Sixers announced that the seven times all-star of the NBA would be forced to watch matches of the touchline for the rest of the season due to a left knee injury. He underwent a procedure to solve knee problems last February, but never seemed to come back in shape. Emiid and the Sixers tried to manage the pain and swelling in the knee this season before closing it.
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Joel Embiid from Philadelphia 76ers left the field after the 76ers lost a basketball match of the NBA Emirates against the New York Knicks on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP photo / Matt Slocum)
The 76ers said that the decision to close Embiid in the 2024-25 campaign section was taken once it was determined that it was “medically unable to play”.
“The Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid consulted the best specialists concerning the current problems with his left knee. After a more in -depth assessment, it was determined that he is medically unable to play and will miss the rest of the season to focus on treatment and rehabilitation,” the team said in a statement.
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“We work with medical experts to determine the exact treatment plan and update the media when we have more information. The team and specialists will continue to work with Joel to ensure the best way to follow for his health and long -term performance.”
Joel Embiid of Philadelphia 76ers looks at the bench during the second half of a basketball match of the NBA against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday October 27, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP photo / Darron cummings)
According to the 164 games, he missed his first two seasons after being the third choice in the general classification of the 2014 NBA and what remains of this season, Embiid will have played in 452 of the 883,76ers at the end of this season – missing almost 50% of the regular season.
The 76ers have 8-11 with Embiid this season and 12-27 without him.
Embiid was hampered by injuries all season and served a suspension of three games to push a media member. He has an average of 23.8 points – he has at least 30 on average and won two score titles in the last three seasons – and has only scored 29 points combined in his last two games.
Embiid recognized earlier this month, he may have to undergo another surgery on the left knee.
Joel Embiid # 21 of the Philadelphia 76ers draws a franc launch during the match against the San Antonio Spurs on January 22, 2024 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images)))
“I think the simple answer is that when you have something incoherent, at some point, you have to do something,” said Embiid. “We don’t know what it is. We are examining all the options.”
He played only 39 games last season due to a meniscus torn to the left knee. Embiid won a gold medal with the American Olympic team last year at the Paris Games.
He only played 58 regular season games and seven games and playoffs since he won the honors of the League MVP.
Embiid signed a contract extension of $ 193 million before the season and banned nearly $ 266 million in career income.
Philadelphia has entered this season as one of the favorites to face an NBA title, but the team is being sequence of nine consecutive defeats. The Sixers entered 12th place on Friday in the classification of the Eastern Conference.
