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Joel Embiid’s new approach to his health is long overdue

More than a decade into his NBA career, Joel Embiid finally appears ready to change his approach to the regular season.

In years past, Embiid would needlessly push through injuries. Last season alone, he suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter of a game against the Toronto Raptors a few days before Christmas, but he played through it to keep his 30-10 streak alive. He wound up missing the Sixers’ next four games.

Two weeks later, he did the same thing against the New York Knicks. He suffered a knee injury that would cause him to miss the next three games, but he wound up playing 36 minutes in the blowout loss to run his 30-10 streak to 15 games.