In an appearance on ESPN’s “NBA Today,” Shams Charania reported that there has been “tension” between Embiid and the 76ers this season regarding the handling of his injury. According to Charania, Embiid has insisted that he needs surgery to correct his knee issue, while the Sixers pushed him to play through the injury. “There was some tension there between Joel Embiid and that front office, from my understanding,” Charania said. “The team believed he needed to play at some points of the season, that he needed to get his conditioning right through playing and getting better that way. He felt like he needed surgery. He ends up getting the surgery.”
Source: Larry Brown Sports
Source: Larry Brown Sports
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Adem Bona had a career night against Giannis Antetokounmpo (who, naturally, had one of the more ridiculous games you will see).
A story on Bona’s excellence, plus what you need to know about Nick Nurse’s pregame comments on Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey:
phillyvoice.com/sixers-bucks-b… – 9:24 PM
Adem Bona had a career night against Giannis Antetokounmpo (who, naturally, had one of the more ridiculous games you will see).
A story on Bona’s excellence, plus what you need to know about Nick Nurse’s pregame comments on Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey:
phillyvoice.com/sixers-bucks-b… – 9:24 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Games played in 2024-25:
Joel Embiid: 19
Paul George: 41
Tyrese Maxey: 52 – 11:47 AM
Games played in 2024-25:
Joel Embiid: 19
Paul George: 41
Tyrese Maxey: 52 – 11:47 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
76ers’ Joel Embiid will ‘undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to address his left knee’
This is the same knee that he had meniscus surgery on in early 2024 and was never right, limiting him to 19 games this season.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/76ers… – 6:56 PM
76ers’ Joel Embiid will ‘undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to address his left knee’
This is the same knee that he had meniscus surgery on in early 2024 and was never right, limiting him to 19 games this season.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/76ers… – 6:56 PM
Zach Kram @zachkram
With the news that Embiid is undergoing another surgery, I wrote about the 76ers’ disaster of a season—perhaps the greatest NBA disappointment of the 21st century
espn.com/nba/insider/st… – 6:34 PM
With the news that Embiid is undergoing another surgery, I wrote about the 76ers’ disaster of a season—perhaps the greatest NBA disappointment of the 21st century
espn.com/nba/insider/st… – 6:34 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Initial thoughts on the news that Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee next week @OnPattison:
onpattison.com/news/2025/apr/… – 6:06 PM
Initial thoughts on the news that Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee next week @OnPattison:
onpattison.com/news/2025/apr/… – 6:06 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Joel Embiid is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery next week.
What it means for Embiid, after a long wait to see what they’d do to try to get the Sixers’ star center on the right path, for @PHLY_Sports
allphly.com/joel-embiid-to… pic.x.com/3UzJyRqhnR – 5:54 PM
Joel Embiid is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery next week.
What it means for Embiid, after a long wait to see what they’d do to try to get the Sixers’ star center on the right path, for @PHLY_Sports
allphly.com/joel-embiid-to… pic.x.com/3UzJyRqhnR – 5:54 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Joel Embiid to undergo left knee surgery next week sportando.basketball/en/joel-embiid… – 5:52 PM
Joel Embiid to undergo left knee surgery next week sportando.basketball/en/joel-embiid… – 5:52 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Shams writes “The procedure is being done with the goal of reducing the symptoms Embiid has been experiencing, and will allow him to perform at a higher level, sources said.”
espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 5:23 PM
Shams writes “The procedure is being done with the goal of reducing the symptoms Embiid has been experiencing, and will allow him to perform at a higher level, sources said.”
espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 5:23 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Developing ESPN story on Joel Embiid and the 76ers deciding on arthroscopic surgery for his ailing left knee: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 5:19 PM
Developing ESPN story on Joel Embiid and the 76ers deciding on arthroscopic surgery for his ailing left knee: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 5:19 PM
Michael C. Wright @mikecwright
76ers announcement:
Following consultations with medical experts, it has been determined that Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to address his left knee.
Further updates will be provided following the procedure. – 5:16 PM
76ers announcement:
Following consultations with medical experts, it has been determined that Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to address his left knee.
Further updates will be provided following the procedure. – 5:16 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Joel Embiid will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his knee, the Sixers say pic.x.com/Eg3vE4gNur – 5:16 PM
Joel Embiid will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his knee, the Sixers say pic.x.com/Eg3vE4gNur – 5:16 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
The Sixers make the Embiid news official. Further updates will be provided following the procedure, they say. – 5:16 PM
The Sixers make the Embiid news official. Further updates will be provided following the procedure, they say. – 5:16 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
More than a month after being shut down for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, Joel Embiid has a treatment plan: the Sixers’ center is undergoing another surgery on his left knee, with a full recovery + six-week re-evaluation period expected.
phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an… – 5:15 PM
More than a month after being shut down for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, Joel Embiid has a treatment plan: the Sixers’ center is undergoing another surgery on his left knee, with a full recovery + six-week re-evaluation period expected.
phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an… – 5:15 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee next week, a team official tells ESPN. Embiid was ruled out for season in late February as he and the 76ers met with doctors to determine the best treatment to alleviate his knee issues. pic.x.com/3Be9DzYjfl – 5:00 PM
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee next week, a team official tells ESPN. Embiid was ruled out for season in late February as he and the 76ers met with doctors to determine the best treatment to alleviate his knee issues. pic.x.com/3Be9DzYjfl – 5:00 PM
More on this storyline
Adam Aaronson: Doc Rivers on the Joel Embiid news: “I feel bad for him. He told me when we played them earlier in the year… he grabbed me on the floor and said ‘I’m probably going to have surgery at the end.’” -via Twitter @SixersAdam / April 3, 2025
For the past several weeks, the 76ers and Embiid have been working toward a solution for the knee issues that have dogged him for more than a year, and caused him to be ruled out for the season in late February. Those consultations with doctors and specialists ultimately led to the decision for Embiid to have surgery, with the hope being that he can get back to the level he had played at in prior seasons. -via ESPN / April 2, 2025
Noah Levick: Official update from Sixers: “Following consultations with medical experts, it has been determined that Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to address his left knee. Further updates will be provided following the procedure.” -via Twitter @NoahLevick / April 2, 2025