Joel Embiid to return in late March?
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Philadelphia 76ers: Embiid back in late March? @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/philadelphi… – 4:13 PM
Philadelphia 76ers: Embiid back in late March? @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/philadelphi… – 4:13 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Tonight’s fun fact: As the Sixers visit Boston amid Woj’s report that Joel Embiid is a month away, they’re 5th in the East, but just a game out of the play-in.
Tom Van Arsdale has played the most NBA minutes (28,682) without making the playoffs.
New Sixer Buddy Hield is 2nd. – 4:01 PM
Tonight’s fun fact: As the Sixers visit Boston amid Woj’s report that Joel Embiid is a month away, they’re 5th in the East, but just a game out of the play-in.
Tom Van Arsdale has played the most NBA minutes (28,682) without making the playoffs.
New Sixer Buddy Hield is 2nd. – 4:01 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Now on @njdotcom
Sixers optimistic Joel Embiid will return before playoffs: What’s the timeline? nj.com/sports/2024/02… – 3:57 PM
Now on @njdotcom
Sixers optimistic Joel Embiid will return before playoffs: What’s the timeline? nj.com/sports/2024/02… – 3:57 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“I think there’s some hope that they can get him back on the court some time in late March.”
@wojespn on Joel Embiid’s expected return. pic.twitter.com/Tk5ZrWAFJI – 3:48 PM
“I think there’s some hope that they can get him back on the court some time in late March.”
@wojespn on Joel Embiid’s expected return. pic.twitter.com/Tk5ZrWAFJI – 3:48 PM
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
For Sixers-Celtics tomorrow night:
Joel Embiid and Robert Covington are out, KJ Martin (right ankle impingement) is questionable. – 3:55 PM
For Sixers-Celtics tomorrow night:
Joel Embiid and Robert Covington are out, KJ Martin (right ankle impingement) is questionable. – 3:55 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
The Sixers have a plus minus of -7.5 in their 11 games since Joel Embiid went down 😬 pic.twitter.com/mLFW2B0EWS – 1:14 PM
The Sixers have a plus minus of -7.5 in their 11 games since Joel Embiid went down 😬 pic.twitter.com/mLFW2B0EWS – 1:14 PM
Gina Mizell @ginamizell
Tyrese Maxey had 24 points and seven assists Sunday against the Bucks. But the next-in-line scorers — Tobias Harris, Buddy Hield and Kelly Oubre — shot a combined 12-of-39.
The Sixers obviously need more than that from those three without Joel Embiid.
inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… – 9:39 AM
Tyrese Maxey had 24 points and seven assists Sunday against the Bucks. But the next-in-line scorers — Tobias Harris, Buddy Hield and Kelly Oubre — shot a combined 12-of-39.
The Sixers obviously need more than that from those three without Joel Embiid.
inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… – 9:39 AM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
I know Joel Embiid has won MVP and gets his share of appreciation locally, but comparing the first 40ish games to the last 15, it’s borderline incomprehensible how much one guy covers up on this team. – 8:17 PM
I know Joel Embiid has won MVP and gets his share of appreciation locally, but comparing the first 40ish games to the last 15, it’s borderline incomprehensible how much one guy covers up on this team. – 8:17 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Giannis just misses the triple-double as the Bucks dominate the Embiid-less Sixers
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 3:34 PM
Giannis just misses the triple-double as the Bucks dominate the Embiid-less Sixers
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 3:34 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
There are lots of problems for this group sans Embiid but there’s just no path to consistent winning if the Sixers are getting this little from Harris. Have to pull him out of this tailspin.
Recap @PHLY_Sports
allphly.com/sixers-bucks-d… – 3:26 PM
There are lots of problems for this group sans Embiid but there’s just no path to consistent winning if the Sixers are getting this little from Harris. Have to pull him out of this tailspin.
Recap @PHLY_Sports
allphly.com/sixers-bucks-d… – 3:26 PM
Gina Mizell @ginamizell
Tobias Harris and Buddy Hield — who generally need to be Maxey’s biggest scoring complements without Embiid — are a combined 5-of-21 from the floor and 1-of-10 from three. – 3:11 PM
Tobias Harris and Buddy Hield — who generally need to be Maxey’s biggest scoring complements without Embiid — are a combined 5-of-21 from the floor and 1-of-10 from three. – 3:11 PM
Lauren Rosen @LaurenMRosen
Look who’s in the building for Sixers/Bucks! 🥹
@JoelEmbiid pic.twitter.com/065RMRrhzm – 1:01 PM
Look who’s in the building for Sixers/Bucks! 🥹
@JoelEmbiid pic.twitter.com/065RMRrhzm – 1:01 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Couple notes from Nick Nurse pregame:
– De’Anthony Melton’s body responded well to first game back, but he will still come off bench
– Based on feedback from Joel Embiid, himself, and medical staff since the knee procedure, he remains “really hopeful” for a return this season – 12:02 PM
Couple notes from Nick Nurse pregame:
– De’Anthony Melton’s body responded well to first game back, but he will still come off bench
– Based on feedback from Joel Embiid, himself, and medical staff since the knee procedure, he remains “really hopeful” for a return this season – 12:02 PM
More on this storyline
Green listed several former MVPs who won the award without having first won a title (though Antetokounmpo and Jokic have both subsequently done so). “It wasn’t that way for Nikola Jokic. It wasn’t that way for Giannis Antetokounmpo,” Green noted. “It wasn’t that way for Joel Embiid. It just really hasn’t been that way for everybody else, so I don’t know how it ended up that way for JT. -via Boston Globe / February 27, 2024
What are those flashes mentioned by Batum in order to turn things around? It’s simple basketball. Just move the ball. “When we’re moving the ball, we can we be a good team on offense,” Batum explained. “When we’re missing Joel, we got to find another way to score. We can’t rely, like I said a couple weeks ago, on Tyrese (Maxey) to get 50. That won’t happen. That won’t happen. So we got to find a way to move it.” -via Sixers Wire / February 26, 2024
“We don’t have Joel so it’s a lot of stuff going on right now,” said Nic Batum at practice on Monday. “So we know we’re struggling right now, but we showed some flashes when we can play great as well. We just can’t give up. Just gotta keep fighting. We gotta fight. We gotta fight and keep working like today was a great day in practice. It was a great day. We gotta get to know each other. Those days are great for us and we’re gonna be OK.” -via Sixers Wire / February 26, 2024