The Sixers are 0-2, and in their home opener, their back-to-back, runner up MVP candidate got a chorus of boos from the notoriously tough Philly faithful. Embiid looked like he was pressing in both games vs. the Boston Celtics, and Milwaukee Bucks.
According to Noah Levick, his head coach has an explanation for at least some of the big man’s early season woes:
Doc Rivers said Joel Embiid had plantar fasciitis this offseason, which has contributed to his conditioning not being at its best early in the year.