The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 attributable to public statements made about Joel Embiid’s well being firstly of the season.
The league performed an investigation into the 76ers after Embiid missed the workforce’s opening recreation in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks, which was reportedly a formality attributable to its participant participation coverage for nationally televised video games.
Whereas the NBA discovered the 76ers didn’t violate that coverage, it did throw down self-discipline for public feedback that didn’t correctly mirror Embiid’s knee points.
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Joel Embiid, #11 of Staff USA, appears to be like on earlier than the sport in opposition to the Serbian Males’s Nationwide Staff on July 28, 2024 on the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Paris. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE through Getty Pictures)
The league launched a press release on the matter, saying that feedback made by president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and head coach Nick Nurse had been “inconsistent with Joel Embiid’s well being standing and in violation of NBA guidelines.”
They did discover, although, that Embiid is coping with a “left knee situation.”
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Embiid, in addition to offseason acquisition Paul George, have but to play this season as they battle their accidents.
George has been coping with a bone bruise in his left knee, which saved him on the bench because the 76ers posted a 1-2 document to begin the 12 months.
Joel Embiid, #11 of Staff USA, appears to be like on earlier than the sport in opposition to the Serbian Males’s Nationwide Staff on July 28, 2024 on the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Paris. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE through Getty Pictures)
Nonetheless, Embiid and George had been each noticed practising on Tuesday, although it was already mentioned they might not be enjoying in opposition to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
ESPN reported Embiid taking reps within the workforce’s 5-on-5 scrimmages, which exhibits he isn’t just doing particular person work.
It goes with out saying how vital Embiid is to this franchise. The one-time MVP has made 5 All-NBA groups whereas being the league’s back-to-back scoring champ in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
Final season, although, Embiid was solely in a position to play 39 regular-season video games, however he did compete in opposition to the New York Knicks of their first-round playoff matchup.
Philadelphia 76ers middle Joel Embiid dribbles the ball throughout a timeout within the second quarter in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks at Wells Fargo Middle. (Invoice Streicher-Imagn Pictures)
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Embiid averaged 34.7 factors per contest with 11 rebounds and 5.6 assists to achieve his seventh All-Star Sport.
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