The NBA is reportedly prone to start an investigation into the Philadelphia 76ers concerning participant participation of MVP heart Joel Embiid.
ESPN reported Wednesday that the investigation is prone to begin later this week, and that it’s typical for the league to assessment every time a celebrity participant of Embiid’s caliber misses a nationally televised recreation.
Embiid didn’t play in any respect throughout the 76ers’ preseason matchups resulting from what the group described as left knee harm administration.
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Apr 12, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers heart Joel Embiid (21) seems on throughout a break within the third quarter in opposition to the Orlando Magic at Wells Fargo Middle. (Invoice Streicher-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Nonetheless, that administration must go additional because the common season kicks off, with Embiid anticipated to overlook Philly’s first three video games this week, starting with Wednesday’s opener in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks and adopted by the Toronto Raptors on Friday and Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
The 76ers added that Embiid has responded nicely to his “individualized plan” and is anticipated to start ramping up his restoration to get able to play, together with collaborating in scrimmages along with his teammates.
Nonetheless, 76ers and NBA followers alike ought to count on this precaution for Embiid from the group transferring ahead, as ESPN studies it’s in Philadelphia’s finest pursuits to make sure Embiid is wholesome for a postseason run.
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The identical goes for Paul George, the veteran small ahead they acquired this offseason for that hopeful title run, as they each aren’t anticipated to be enjoying on back-to-backs this 12 months.
Embiid informed ESPN, “If I needed to guess, I’d most likely by no means play back-to-backs the remainder of my profession.”
Final season, harm pressured Embiid to play simply 39 video games, although he was capable of return for the crew’s playoff collection in opposition to the New York Knicks. Embiid, although, was nonetheless battling harm all through that collection, which included Bell’s palsy.
Joel Embiid #11 of Workforce USA seems on earlier than the sport in opposition to the Serbian Males’s Nationwide Workforce on July 28, 2024 on the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Paris, France. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs)
Embiid was capable of play for Workforce USA throughout this 12 months’s Paris Olympics, the place his efforts helped them win gold abroad.
The NBA’s participant participation coverage was put in place in order that star gamers are made obtainable for nationally televised video games, in addition to the In-Season Event. Groups aren’t allowed to have any gamers cease enjoying long-term except they’re coping with harm.
The coverage additionally states that gamers should play in a minimum of 65 of the 82 regular-season contests on the schedule to be eligible for league awards, together with MVP and All-NBA groups.
Embiid is a one-time MVP from the 2022-23 marketing campaign, whereas making All-NBA 5 occasions. He was the league’s back-to-back scoring champ in 2021-22 and 2022-23 as nicely.
Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts throughout the fourth quarter in opposition to the New York Knicks throughout recreation 4 of the Japanese Convention First Spherical Playoffs on the Wells Fargo Middle on April 28, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Photographs)
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Final season, in his restricted time, Embiid averaged a whopping 34.7 factors per contest with 11.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists per recreation to achieve his seventh straight All-Star Sport look.
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