Joel Embiid has missed all but four games this season, largely because of “left knee injury management.” While the Sixers originally tried to play that off as part of The Plan to keep him healthy throughout the regular season, it’s become increasingly clear that Embiid is more injured than they’re letting on.
Embiid was ruled out ahead of a win over the Brooklyn Nets back on Nov. 22 with what the Sixers later described as swelling in his surgically repaired left knee. He missed a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers for the same reason on Nov.