Joel Embiid has opened up about his struggles together with his left knee and the way tough it has been mentally and bodily to beat.
After he recorded 31 factors and 12 rebounds within the 76ers’ 108-100 win towards the Bulls on Sunday, he was requested what the previous couple of months have been like for him.
“Miserable,” Embiid mentioned, through ESPN. “Simply making an attempt to determine it out. There’s no damage. Simply between the swelling … we’ve bought to get it found out. That’s it.
“I’ve been saying it for the previous couple of months. It’s been extraordinarily miserable. It’s one thing that hasn’t been found out, and it’s been extraordinarily annoying, as a result of I might like to play each single sport.”
With out it’s star gamers for a lot of the primary a part of the season, Philly has struggled large time.
The crew are 7-15 proper now and their Large Three of Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey have performed a grand complete of 32 minutes collectively.
Issues gave the impression to be on the up Sunday, for the reason that trio performed their longest stint collectively but and outscored the Bulls by 14 factors in that stretch.
Regardless of the tough begin and well being points for all the crew’s Large Three members, Embiid thinks they’ll flip issues round.
“It begins with well being,” Embiid advised ESPN. “It felt good to have the blokes on the ground. I imagine if we’re wholesome, and we’re on the ground, we’ve got an opportunity towards anyone, and I like what we’ve got.
“I believe the entire thing is about well being … that’s what it comes all the way down to. I want I might have been enjoying from the start. I might like to play each single sport, each single minute, however typically your physique simply says, ‘No,’ and you’ll’t do nothing about it. All you are able to do is simply maintain working to repair it and get higher.”
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