ESPN’s Dave McMenamin on the Timeline for 76ers C Joel Embiid’s Return | The Rich Eisen Show

ESPN’s Dave McMenamin on the Timeline for 76ers C Joel Embiid’s Return | The Rich Eisen Show

You mentioned Joel embiid Joel embiid here um Dave McManaman what is his timeline do we have any idea when he could be back so we’re you know obviously the NBA schedule is just a Vortex and it’s hard for me to remember days sometimes or what city I’m in but I think we’re

Roughly two weeks removed from the meniscus surgery that he underwent um and so we’re talking about an update about a month from now uh you know let’s say things are looking good at that point you assume at least the two week ramp up at that point so if everything

Goes as well as can be he could return to the court with about three weeks left to go in the regular season which one would think would be enough time to get your Rhythm back and kind of acclimate himself to some of the the the new

Pieces that the Sixers picked up at the trade deadline uh and be in a decent place heading into the playoffs but yeah again if things don’t look good if things aren’t coming along as the team would hope you almost have to wonder because we’ve seen teams do this with stars in

The past where they think it’s not worth it and we’re going to try to allow the player to have the full you know offseason to rehab it as well and the Lakers excuse me the Sixers just kind of Punt on this season and wait for next

Year I was going to ask you an MVP question but let me do this final question here let’s say that does happen um is there is there any League concern in a day and age in in which we’re concerned about players and load management taking nights off if a player

Comes back or or he should be back from an injury and they just decide to shut him down in this day and age it’s a fair question I I I think this is kind of the slippery slope the league has created for themselves in managing injuries that you know how are you

Actually to tell a team’s medical staff that you don’t believe them or that their information isn’t as good as your information when you’re the outsider as a league and so I I have a hard time believing considering that we know that for sure in this instance there was a

Medical procedure that happened uh that the league would have any jurisdiction to um you know point to an accelerated timeline for an injury recovery right if if maybe if there was no surgery uh or you know it was just a rest situation perhaps the league could have a leg to

Stand on but I I think considering that you know he went under the knife it’s kind of all bets are off and you have to wait to see how his body will will recover and respond yeah it’s a fascinating situation because if a team is in a position where it’s like listen

I mean we’re not going to make the playoffs Sixers aren’t in that right but like we’re not going to make the playoffs why why risk further injury let’s give this guy an off season let’s shut him down it shouldn’t be a big deal but in the same age it it’s viewed a lot

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ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Rich Eisen Show guest host Andrew Siciliano discuss when the Philadelphia 76ers can expect to see big man Joel Embiid back on the court after his recent meniscus knee surgery.

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