Joel Embiid’s Injury Drama: Did The 76ers’ Delayed Surgery Put Their Star Center’s Career At Risk?

Joel Embiid’s Injury Drama: Did The 76ers’ Delayed Surgery Put Their Star Center’s Career At Risk?

Joel Embiid (Image Credits: Imagn) Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers’ franchise center and 2023 MVP, missed the bulk of the 2024-25 season with knee problems and related setbacks. He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in April and has provided cautious updates since. Still, questions have swirled about whether earlier or different medical decisions could have changed the outcome and whether the delay now threatens the back half of his career.…

Joel Embiid Tops Unfortunate Salary List After Earning $2.7M Per Game During Injury-Plagued 2024–25 Season

No one really questions the talent Joel Embiid brings to the NBA. On his day, he can be one of the best in the league and is already the face of the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. The problem, however, is that he barely plays, as injuries have ravaged his career in recent years. Not that he’s gone unpaid during that stretch, though. According to a new report from NBA University on X, the 31-year-old baller earned the highest salary per game in th…