This Could RUIN The Sixers Season…

This Could RUIN The Sixers Season…

It officially time to sound the alarms and be panicked about the status of Joel embiid’s knee we all saw him be a late scratch against the Denver Nuggets bringing on the ducking accusations and triggering an investigation from the NBA as a whole but we now have some more

Clarity on what exactly he’s dealing with and to look you straight in the eye I am concerned about it in this video I’m going to break down what exactly those reports are saying how it impacts Joel how it impacts the Sixers and how it should change their approach from

Here for the remainder of the season now before I dive fully into it I do want to make sure you guys are smashing that subscribe button that at this point in time 78.7% of you guys watching this videos have not subscribed to the channel just yet we want to hit that

3,000 Mark before the end of January we have left less than 48 hours to do it so I need your guys help with it got to keep this Channel Growing got tons to break down as we head into the home stretch of the Season under a about a

Week until the trade deadline so plenty of news and we will know what this team’s looking like as the playoff picture is painted and at the Forefront of all this is Joel embiid so to lay out exactly what we have going on here Begin by leading up to the events that caus

Cus him to be ruled out of that Denver Nuggets game we had some clarity from Ramona shelburn who hopped on NBA today and I will point out that Ramona shelburn has always been one of the more tapped in National reporters as it pertains to Joel embiid that throughout

The Ben Simmons era the James Harden era Whenever there was these Whispers or reports coming from Joel embiid side of things it was always Ramona tended to be the one that reported those nationally so she is pretty tapped in on that side of things and of course we do know that

The late scratch did trigger an investigation from the NBA the quote from sham Shan on this one saying Joelle didn’t enter the injury report I’m told until 15 minutes before tip off and for sure that’s something that the league will have to review now why this is

Valid and why this is noteworthy is Ramona kind of laid out the MBD side of things that said it was joelle’s call to not be listed on the injury report that he walked in there and there is a give and take with these conversations between the trainer and between the

Players and wi well specifically it’s a very collaborative approach in which he goes through his warm-up routine they make the decision from there they see how he’s feeling how he’s looking and that’s when the decision is made quite frustrating that pretty much a night in and Night Out basis that there is a

Questionable designation next to his name but for this specific match up embiid said don’t list me on the injury report I’m playing I don’t care and then the trainers watched him warm up and said no that’s not going to be the case so to lay out what Ramona said here we

Have uh this tweet here from Brian topic who laid out the full clip and Ramona said quote there’s swelling in there and that quote he couldn’t even jump before the Denver game and once again she her saying that it was embiid’s call not to be listed that he made it quite clear to

Everybody that he would be playing in that game only to have that kind of taken from him before the game she laid out a little bit more clarity in this article here in which she WR wrote ahead of him him missing the Trailblazers game last night she writes it was the second

Straight game embiid has missed he was a late scratch from Saturday Showdown with two-time MVP nicoa yic in Denver which according to multiple sources has prompted the league to investigate the circumstances of the team’s injury reporting embiid was not listed on any of the pregame injured reports leading into Saturday’s game according to

Sources close to the situ ation andem meid was determined to play in Denver but uh for the first time since 2019 but was pulled from the game by the team’s medical staff after these staff watched him warm up before the game as one source put it he quote could barely jump

As he warmed up this is where the alarm sound off my head and I’ve had this overarching concern about joelan beat all season that we know the track record we know the injury history and frankly he’s been far healthier than people give him credit as there is this you know

Injury designation next to his name but the facts are still the facts and when you are a 7ot man and built the way that he is built at his size there are more issues that go wrong with your body and with Joel specifically what has been concerning to me throughout this year is

We’ve never had the clarity on what exactly that he’s dealing with that we have the quote from shelburn saying how this is just something he’s going to have to deal with throughout this year and that’s really not acceptable to me that what is the issue here that throughout the entire season and

Throughout the games that he’s missed and to look into what that is exactly this is now the 1 two 3 fourth time this season in which he has missed multiple games in a row and all these talking about what the injury designations are it’s just knee swelling knee soreness

Knee injury management we have never heard an actual designation for what the injury is now it also should be noted that he did teres miniscus last year in the playoffs we all know that he’s had issues with both knees this season that he was ruled out of this Nuggets game

With left knee soreness but it was the right knee that it looked like he injured against the Pacers the game prior the fact that it is both of these knees bugging him is especially concerning to me and if I want to connect dots and put on my tinf foil hat

It has to be some sort of tendonitis thing or something that is more chronic in that side of things which is the worst case scenario for these Sixers that if this is a long-term issue that he’s going to have to deal with and just figure out how to manage as Ramona

Shelburn is saying that’s just not a good sign for the future of Joel embiid what’s especially frustrating is the level that he is still playing out that there is no doubt that from start to finish this season he’s been the best player in the NBA he’s leading the

League and scoring for the third consecutive season he’s added layers as a playmaker a career-high over six assists per game defensively he’s been every bit as impactful as he’s been throughout the past couple years of his career he has been nothing short of spectacular this year but to play

Through this stuff and to see the light at the end of the tunnel that Championship goals these MVP goals seeing them fading away is especially frustrating and now we know the brutal reality that there are now five more games that MB can miss before he’s disqualified from the inseason awards

This is where I think you have to wave the white flag have to look everybody in the mirror and understand MVP is just not going to happen this year then in all reality with a little under 40 games left to play with only five more games

That he can miss it is not worth it to make Joan meid go for this number and get to that award and that’s very frustrating because as I’ve said I will fight too th nail that he’s been by far the best player in the NBA this year frankly I think there’s a pretty

Significant gap between Shay gildas Alexander who I would consider number two nicolea yic who I would consider number three even Luca donic and jannis who each have also been excellent this season and be’s been by far the better player that my my pitch for this being

Tell me the last time you’ve seen a guy be the team’s most important player on the offensive and defensive end that is what Joel andb does on a night out and night night in and Night Out basis that each of these guys have a balance to them for example with Giannis that you

Have Dame Lillard to release things on the offensive end when you look at the Denver Nuggets yogas just is not that high impact defender on that side of the ball we’ve seen that front and center Joel is that guy for this Sixers team and he’s delivered he’s taken his game

To new heights in a way that frankly I just did not think were possible based on the growth that he has been taking but it all comes down to the playoffs and that is where the focus needs to be that for all the the ducking accusations for all the injury concerns all the

Conversation about him coming up small the only way to squash that is with a legitimate highle playoff Ron and Beyond just this season by the way there’s a lot of repercussions for Joel not just the Legacy side of things and I’m more sympathetic to the MVP Chase than most

That I do think it’s important for guys to care about that I think it’s lame when you are the Nicole saying I don’t even want that award I don’t care blah blah blah all that stuff that’s lame to me that I want guys to say I want to be

Recognized the best I want at the end of the career to have MVPs next my name I want my legacy be etched in the NBA history books I do think Joel has that mindset but you have to take the The Wider view here now what’s Joel embiid

Going to look like when he’s walking at 60 years old man like there’s some real long-term effects that are coming into play here that aren’t worth him going for this award and especially in the short term for this season if it takes sacrificing a couple games in and out of

The Season even if these Sixers drop in the standings which is honestly very likely at this point that look at the New York Knicks look at the Cleveland Cavs even the Indiana Pacers the the Miami Heat who have looked bad lately but the Knicks and Cavs specifically

Just are not losing of late that they are playing some phenomenal basketball but to me it’s not worth it to be that locked in to winning and staying at top the Eastern Conference it’s not worth it to be that locked in to making sure Joel ID is hitting this certain number of

Games so he does qualify for these Awards The Wider view should be on the playoffs if Joel embiid has to take some additional gam games off for the remainder of the season to make sure that he’s at least capable of playing in the playoffs that is absolutely the

Decision that should be made so I do think now is the time where Daryl M where the rest of the Sixers front office the management the trainers whoever else needs to be involved in this decision there’s got to be some hard conversations that say Joel it’s time to compete for a championship that

We don’t know how many more years that we are going to have of you at this level let alone playing basketball if these knee issues are as serious as some are starting to speculate they could be so if that is the case you have to focus

On giving him a chance to win this year you have to address things at the deadline to allow this team to stay afloat when Joel cannot go on a night to night basis and you have to hope that he has enough in the tank to go on a

Postseason run we know the level of basketball that he can play at we’ve seen it front and center that as I’ve pounded the table and made clear he’s been the best player in the NBA and he’s capable of on an every night basis so make sure he’s at somewhat of a level in

Which that that can be the case come playoff time and the Sixers team has a chance at a championship so for now the Sixers should take their foot off the gas and then Dell on be situation figure out what exactly is wrong with those knees and what steps can be taken to

Help those if that means shutting him down until the allstar break giving him treatment and then bringing him back after I’m absolutely okay with that that I don’t want these Band-Aid fixes of just managing pain or managing the injury that makes zero sense for both the short-term and long-term effects of

Joelle’s career and what specifically he’s dealing with find the root of the problem find what a possible solution is and help Joel embiid’s long-term and short-term Health it is the best thing for him as individual is the best thing for these Sixers as the franchise and

Frankly is the only route I see for this team competing for a championship we have yet to see Joel embiid go through a playoff series completely healthy a lot of that not being his fault when we talk about Pascal cakam elbing him in the face him breaking his face on marel fult

Shoulder there’s been some bizarre circumstances which well but you have to do everything possible possible to put him in the best situation in which this does not become the case so that is what I want to see from the Sixers organization from now I think darl M has

To go out and get some additional Firepower that as we watch these short-handed games which are a blast to watch when it is Pat Bev running the show the young guys getting a chance but they are not legitimate contenders add another piece of Firepower that can help

Team this team contend help this team keep their head uh afloat when Joel is not on the floor and allow the Superstar to get healthy this team has no chance of competing with a champion ship if Joel embiid is not on the floor come crunch time do whatever is necessary to

Make that the best possible chance of getting him there and please think about his short-term and long-term health over prioritizing competing for these Wards it is frustrating in an ideal world he does play those 65 games and is still ready for the postseason but it looks

Like we’re at the point where there has to be some give and take in that decision and the playoffs and a championship have to be the priority shout out to Joel emid for muscling through as much as he had as he can I hope that knee is not as serious as we

Are being led to believe at this moment but I’m not overly optimistic based on what is coming out who knows how much more information we will even get they’ve been very secretive about this the entire season as I mentioned still no diagnosis for what the injury is or

What he’s dealing with so I would love to see some clarity on that some specifics of what the issue is what he’s dealing with or at least some sort of Outlook from the team’s perspective hopefully that is the case and if it is I’ll be sure to report back here right

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This Could RUIN The Sixers Season…

After missing the MVP Showdown with Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid’s injury may be worse than it seemed. Sean Barnard breaks down the latest reports regarding the knee and dives into what this means for Embiid and the team moving forward. He looks at how close he is to the limit for games missed to qualify for MVP and why the playoffs must take priority moving forward.

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