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

[Brozay]

god the NBA is such trash lmao, did something happen post Olympics? did he get injured? why isnt he playing the opener?

 

[Tribal Outkast]

That’s crazy

 

[PatCake]

Man I used to be one of Joel's biggest fans.

But Dude is such is a lazy slacker.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

If he's out of shape for when he does start his first game of the season.

 

[Detroit Wave]

 

[2 one 3]

Can’t front


I totally forgot it was the season starting today.

 

[dizzy4111]

They really must just let this dude fukk off and do whatever all offseason

 

[mozichrome]

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.”

 

[cartierhoe]

No better indicator of the NBA back than stars missing regular season games, but this time it's opening night

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Load managing to stay healthy just to be injured by the first round anyway is nasty work

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

They might as well make him a seasonal employee for the playoffs.

 

[Trojan 24]

Free Maxey

 

[Trojan 24]

Can’t front


I totally forgot it was the season starting today.

Everybody did

 

[ABlackMan]

Players got the game figured all the way out lol it’ll never go back. Unless trump get in office

 

[Don Homer]

76ers havent seen a conf finals since Iverson. that was pre-9/11