Olympic Gold Medalist Joel Embiid using up his PTO to start the season. Expected to miss several games. NBA Launching Investigation.

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and they say he's coming into this season in really good shape. he lost weight and stuff

“The 30-year-old Embiid is doing his part, arriving at training camp having lost 25 to 30 pounds with the goal to lose more. Pointing to how Hall of Fame big man Tim Duncan transformed his body as his career progressed as inspiration, Embiid hopes a slimmer version of himself can better handle the rigors of the NBA season. “It’s just the evolution of your body, and getting older and finding ways to stay afloat and be as dominant as I’ve always been,” he said.

And, after playing in just 433 of a possible 637 games across the past eight seasons — not counting the first two years of his career that were lost to foot injuries — Embiid’s days of playing back-to-backs appear to be over.

“If I had to guess,” Embiid said, “I would probably never play back-to-backs the rest of my career.”
 
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