Joel Embiid showed the world what he was capable of 12 months ago, and we might never see him perform at the same level again. April 25 2024 marked the peak of Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers star turning in his greatest ever NBA Playoffs performance.
The Philadelphia 76ers are set to have quite the wait until they see the court again, as they failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs for the first time in seven seasons.
While they are two of the NBA's star-caliber talents, Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Paul George are polarizing figures due to their injury history.
Can you name every NBA player with at least three triple-doubles in the postseason?
The Philadelphia 76ers had a nightmare 2024-25 season, missing out on the playoffs by a long shot. The health of their three stars — Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey — was also an issue.
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid’s future as an NBA superstar is unclear. The Philadelphia 76ers still believe in him, especially co-star Tyrese Maxey. Maxey didn’t have a very fun 2024-25 season but Embiid’s campaign was a uniquely miserable experience.
When the Philadelphia 76ers' season got underway in October 2024, it appeared that things would be going great, but almost immediately, the cracks started to show as key players started to miss games, one of which was Paul George.
So far, all signs are pointing to the Philadelphia 76ers taking a “run it back” approach for the 2024-2025 NBA season. Daryl Morey will be in the front office and made it clear that Nick Nurse would remain the head coach.
The Philadelphia 76ers season began with lofty title aspirations and died with them being buried in an unmarked grave. The cliff notes on what went wrong are straightforward: Joel Embiid’s balky knee required a second operation that upended his season before it even began.
Last summer, Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers agreed to an extension with Joel Embiid fresh off of his Team USA gold medal run. While the move was expected, it generated a lot of concern, considering Embiid’s struggles to stay healthy throughout his career.
PHILADELPHIA — Jared McCain and Joel Embiid spent a lot of time on the bench together during this Philadelphia 76ers season. The rookie and the veteran both dealt with knee injuries that knocked them out for most of the season.
The Philadelphia 76ers had a brutal 2024-25 season. Not only did the team miss the playoffs, but Joel Embiid underwent another surgery on his left knee. Embiid appeared in only 19 games this season.
Heading into the 2024-2025 NBA season, the Philadelphia 76ers had championship expectations. Despite following a first-round exit for the first time since 2020, the Sixers’ addition of Paul George to join the star core of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey was supposed to be the final piece to the puzzle to help the Sixers get where they needed to go.
This week, Joel Embiid underwent surgery as expected. The Philadelphia 76ers center hoped to repair the concerns he battled with throughout the 2024-2025 NBA season after receiving surgery a little over one year ago.
Former NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Wednesday and will be re-evaluated in roughly six weeks, the Philadelphia 76ers said Friday.
Philadelphia’s season will come to an end this Sunday, since the team has fallen well out of the playoff race, so we won’t see Embiid back in action until the fall at the earliest.
At the end of the week, the Philadelphia 76ers are going to pack up their 2024-2025 NBA season. It marks the first time they won’t make the playoffs since the Brett Brown era.
The Sixers‘ nightmare season is about to end, but there are no guarantees that next season will be any better or that their stars will be any healthier.
There was some “tension” between Joel Embiid and the Sixers‘ front office before he decided to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his injured left knee.
Injuries more or less wiped out Joel Embiid’s 2024-25 season, but the bad news does not stop there for the Philadelphia 76ers.
According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers front office had “tension” this season. The Sixers thought Embiid needed to play more, while Embiid felt like he needed another surgery on his left knee. Embiid will undergo arthroscopic left knee surgery next week.
Former MVP Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome left knee next week, the Philadelphia 76ers announced Wednesday. The decision comes as Embiid and the team search for longer-term solutions to address the injury, which limited the seven-time All-Star to a career-low 19 games this season.
A new update has surfaced about the former MVP's latest injury.
He and the team have been consulting with medical specialists and weighing treatment options in the weeks since then and have decided to go the surgical route.
According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Joel Embiid was angry details of a team meeting in which Philadelphia 76ers players called him out leaked
Even if the Sixers star never plays another game, Embiid is one of the most talented, accomplished players in league history.
Joel Embiid's lingering knee injury ruined the Philadelphia 76ers' title ambitions this season.
Is the Joel Embiid we once knew and loved done for forever? Are his knee issues too terrible to bounce back from? These are the questions on the minds of many.
The Philadelphia 76ers should consider shutting down center Joel Embiid for the rest of the season after his latest injury news.
The Philadelphia 76ers may be about to pull the plug on their season, starting with the status of center Joel Embiid.
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