Seconds before Spike and I fired up the Rights To Ricky Sanchez machine, news broke that Joel Embiid's injury will require a second surgery, likely keeping him out for the entire season. This week's podcast turned into a gut reaction fest, instead of the Las Vegas Summer League preview it had meant to become.
I'll write something more considered in the next few days, but this is just devastating. For Joel, for the team, for the fans. Lots of people will take to Twitter to point fingers about the failure of Sam Hinkie's front office, but the fact is: they took a calculated risk for the sake of a generational talent.