Joel Empid Star 2022-23 season, which was crowned b Philadelphia 76ers The center that receives the honor of NBA MVP, looks like a distant memory. The professional basketball profession has an area of 7 feet due to injuries, as knee issues contributed to the latest setbacks.
Friday, Sixers announced seven times The American Professional League all the stars He will have to watch games from the margin for the rest of the season due to a left knee injury. He underwent procedures to treat knee problems last February, but it seems that he did not return to the model. Emyid and Sixers tried to manage pain and swelling in the knee this season before closing it.
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Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Empid is walking out of the field after 76ers lost basketball in the UAE League Cup UAE against New York Nix, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The 76th of the decision said that the decision to close Embiid during the 2024-25 campaign was taken as soon as it decided that it was “unable to play.”
“Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid were with senior specialists regarding continuous problems with his left knee. After more evaluation, it was determined that he is unable to play and will miss the rest of the season to focus on treatment and rehabilitation,” the team said in a statement.
“We are working with medical experts to determine the accurate treatment plan and we will update the media when we have more information. The team and specialists will continue to work with Joel to ensure the best path forward for his health and long -term performance.”
Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Imbayed monitors the bench during the second half of the American Professional Basketball match against Indiana Basars, on Sunday, October 27, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cumms)
After calculating 164 games, he missed his first two seasons after he was the third selection of the US Professional League draft for the year 2014 and the remainder of this season, the Embiid will have played in 452 of 883 76 games by the end of this season – nearly 50 % of the normal season.
76ers are 8-11 with Embiid this season, 12-27 without it.
Embiid was injured throughout the season, and she served a comment from three games to pay a media member. Its average reached 23.8 points – at least 30 points and won two titles for scoring in the last three seasons – and scored only 29 points in its last match.
Embiid admitted earlier this month that he might have to undergo another left knee surgery.
Joel Imbayed No. 21 of Philadelphia 76ers shoots a free throw during the match against San Antonio Spears on January 22, 2024 at the Wales Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images))
Embiid said: “I think the direct answer is that when you have something that is inconsistent, at some point, you have to do something about it.” “We don’t know what it is. We are looking at every option.”
He played only 39 games last season due to the articulated cartilage in his left knee. Embiid won a gold medal with American Olympic team Last year in the Paris games.
He only played 58 games in the normal season and seven games in the league tournaments and qualifiers.
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Embiid signed the extension of the contract worth $ 193 million before the season, and got nearly 266 million dollars of job profits.
Philadelphia entered this season as one of the candidates to compete for the American Professional League title, but the team is in the midst of a series of nine games. Sixers entered Friday in the twelfth place in the eastern conference ranking.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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