Joel Embiid injury update (Image via NBA)
Joel Embiid, a center for the Philadelphia 76ers, was born on March 16, 1994. In the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft, he was chosen third. In 2023, he was named NBA MVP. The 76ers center was at the center of another injury-related controversy before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season after he made a startling statement regarding playing back-to-backs. Joel Embiid had sustained over 100 injuries during his NBA career as of January 2065, according to Fox Sports. During a victory over the Thunder on January 6, 2020, Embiid sustained a horrific finger injury. In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs against the Wizards on May 31, 2021, Embiid fell awkwardly. When Embiid faced the Raptors in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs in April 2022, he tore a ligament in his right thumb. Then, in the fourth quarter of the 76ers’ 119-107 loss to the Warriors in January 2024, Embiid was double-teamed in coverage by Golden State’s Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga.
Embiid missed the following nine games for Philadelphia due to the injury, which necessitated surgery. Afterwards, the 76ers revealed that Embiid would miss one game due to a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. He missed 29 games due to the injury.
Embiid is thirty years old and has won two scoring titles, an Olympic gold medal, and league MVP ten years after being drafted.
The ailment would necessitate surgery during the offseason, according to reports. After missing the whole preseason due to “left knee injury management,” Embiid was sidelined for Philadelphia’s regular season start in October 2024. He has been named to the NBA All-Star squad seven times, the All-NBA squad five times, the All-Defensive Team three times, and the NBA scoring champion twice. He is a very promising player. But he is very prone to injuries. His foot and knee issues, however, were the most severe, with some of them leading to injuries that ended his season. Embiid collapsed to the ground as Kuminga forced the ball from his clutches. He had surgery.