The 76ers have been meant to “belief the method,” which they did by investing a whole lot of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in Joel Embiid. Sadly, Embiid has misplaced the “belief” in his skill to reciprocate because of his well being points.
Embiid’s disastrous season continued Thursday as he shot 3-of-9 in his crew’s 124-104 loss to the Celtics. The previous MVP has been coping with a knee subject all through the season, inflicting him to overlook 37 of the Sixers’ 55 video games.
Following Thursday’s loss, a year after undergoing surgery to repair a meniscus tear, Embiid seemed like a defeated man.
“The best way I used to be enjoying a yr in the past just isn’t the way in which I am enjoying proper now,” Embiid stated, through PHLY Sports activities. “It sucks … I most likely want to repair the issue, after which I will be again at that stage. Nevertheless it’s laborious to have belief whenever you’re not your self.”