Joel Embiid He is one of the most dominant players in the NBA, but the injury problems have cost him the opportunity to reach the conference finals with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Embiid, who was part of the United States team that won the Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games, missed the entire postseason and was ruled out for the game against Milwaukee on Wednesday. The 76ers justified the absence “to treat an injury to his left knee.”
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Prior to the start of the season, the possibility that the center had already been heardt wouldn’t be playing multiple regular season games to reach the postseason healthy. In the same way, there were rumors of an agreement with the coaching staff not to play games on consecutive days.
This was confirmed in the opening match of this season, where Joel Embiid did not play against Milwaukee and received national television broadcast.
The league confirmed Thursday that it is investigating under the player participation rules that went into effect last season.
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The NBA warned that Every time a star misses a game, an investigation will be launched in order to “promote compliance” with the league’s rules. and may include “independent medical analysis and determinations related to player availability.”
A star is a player who has been selected to the All-Star Game or All-NBA in the previous three seasons, and Embiid falls into the category.
The American team has never played more than 68 games in a season. He was limited to 39 last season largely due to knee surgery.
It was not clear how long the investigation will take. Philadelphia He also missed Paul George due to a bone bruise after suffering a hyperextension of the knee in a preseason game.
With information from AP
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