76ers fans noticed the same worrying thing about Joel Embiid in viral photo originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Joel Embiid's health remains the biggest worry for the Philadelphia 76ers. Multiple knee surgeries, meniscus tears, and foot injuries limited the center to just 96 regular-season games over the last three years.
Last season, an oblique strain and an emergency appendectomy on April 9 cut his year to 38 games. This followed the 2024-25 season, when the team sat him out entirely because of his knee.
When the 76ers posted photos of a slimmer Embiid practicing with rookie VJ Edgecombe, fans quickly noticed a troubling detail. NBC Sports' John Clark, who shared the image sent out by the 76ers themselves, noted that Embiid has shed some pounds this summer and called it "very promising."
But close-up views of the image showed his left knee appearing noticeably larger and more swollen. That left knee is the root of almost all his physical trouble. It is the same leg that suffered a torn meniscus back when Jonathan **** inga fell on it during a game against the Warriors.
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Joel Embiid's health remains the biggest worry for the Philadelphia 76ers. Multiple knee surgeries, meniscus tears, and foot injuries limited the center to just 96 regular-season games over the last three years.
Last season, an oblique strain and an emergency appendectomy on April 9 cut his year to 38 games. This followed the 2024-25 season, when the team sat him out entirely because of his knee.
When the 76ers posted photos of a slimmer Embiid practicing with rookie VJ Edgecombe, fans quickly noticed a troubling detail. NBC Sports' John Clark, who shared the image sent out by the 76ers themselves, noted that Embiid has shed some pounds this summer and called it "very promising."
But close-up views of the image showed his left knee appearing noticeably larger and more swollen. That left knee is the root of almost all his physical trouble. It is the same leg that suffered a torn meniscus back when Jonathan **** inga fell on it during a game against the Warriors.
#last #fans #meniscus
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