[John Clark] Source confirms Joel Embiid has a sprained LCL. He may have to wear a brace for the knee when he returns.
Source confirms Joel Embiid has a sprained LCL. He may have to wear a brace for the knee when he returns. There is some hope that he can play towards the beginning of the Sixers second round series but he will be playing through a knee injury@ramonashelburne was first pic.twitter.com/JxirjN0vjA
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) April 25, 2023
by JokelleSimbiid
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Kill me
I think he’ll be fine. Part of me thinks this is getting blown up to give him cover to have rested in the finale against Brooklyn. He’s banged up, sure, but I’m confident he would’ve played if he had to and will play against Boston.
its over
Sprained LCL is a 1-2 week injury it will be 10 days since he played last….Embiid is not going to miss Game 1.
If only we had Jimmy Butler, then the Nets wouldn’t have tried to injure Embiid for 3 straight games.
If he doesnāt play Game 1 itās over. Hard to come back down 1-0 in any series.
Itās really insane of this happens every year. We go up 3-1 or 3-0 in the playoffs. Joel gets some injury and doesnāt play play at the end of the 1st round then heās hurt and canāt do what he needs too in the 2nd round and we lose
This shit is so fucking old.
i hate this for him.
This really isn’t anything we didn’t already know? We just have a specific diagnosis now, lol. He’s playing.
Nets spent three games very obviously trying to hurt him. Game one they dove straight into his knees
Jesus Christ I canāt deal with the mfs over exaggerating/hyperventilating in the replies. Ppl donāt understand how theyāre driving Joel out of Philly with these shit takes.
Thatās good news honestly
In actually fine if he sits game 1. Highly unlikely they win that game regardless. If two more days results in a much healthier Embiid, Iām all for him resting.
Considering the other structures in the Knee, it could have been a lot worse. Can be managed with antinflammatory meds assuming its a mild sprain. Not much space in the knee joint so even mild inflammation can cause swelling. Might need to adjust his minutes but I doubt he will want to miss a series against Boston.
G-League sixers sweep the Celtics.
I think we all have PTSD over how much BOS has owned us – but I feel good about our odds this year if Nets-series-Tobias can show up to take some load off Embiid. Weāre a deeper and more talented team than we have been years past.
Weāre also the 3 seed only a few games behind BOS/MIL in the standings despite how many games our core missed. Couldāve easily had the best record in the NBA with the roster we will have playing this next series.
Life is suffering.
Jacque Bin Laden should be sent to prison. He literally admitted in an in-game micād up that he wanted his players to hit a Sixer as much as possible
EVERY…FUCKING…YEAR.
Nets are a dogshit franchise with a clown coach publicly saying they need to hit Embiid every play.
This reminds me of 2021, of course Joel’s gonna be out there and play. But in 2021, as the game progressed, Joel got gassed out FAST and worse and worse as we got closer
Itās not easy for a body to be 7 ft and carry 280 pounds
Just having his presence out there is super impactful. Word to shaq
People are really dramatic over here lol. Its not really a bad injury. He probably will be close to 100% by game 3
Still nothing new to me. Brace sounds precautionary. 10 days is a lot of rest for this type of injury
Why everybody freaking out? This shit is tame compared to whatās heās had before. Some dudes now are playing with worse injuries
So at this point itās not a matter of if heāll play (he will) itās how heāll play.
We learned about the sprain yesterday – is the statement about the brace supported or is it speculation? I’ve seen “he may” and “he will” on different sources
Joel comes out bald, with a goatee, walking around with a knee braceā¦ [Heāll be fine.](https://youtu.be/17JRkXlFo90)
This team has been resilient this year.
10-day rest (possibly 12) for a Grade 1 LCL sprain is reasonable. He certainly wonāt be at 100%, but heāll be fine. Plus heās getting world class rehab.
Welp. He can get his MVP and load manage next year at least
You could build a robot with all the injury related gear Embiid has had to wear in the playoffs
i donāt doubt that heāll play, but his potential lack of conditioning is what scares me
Not interested in the woe is me.
Celtics aren’t god-tier. This team has shown resilience all season. Embiid will get through. Something about this squad hits different.
Fuck it. All in.