Perkins, Scalabrine apologize for questioning Joel Embiid’s injury

Kendrick Perkins and Brian Scalabrine apologize for questioning Joel Embiid’s injury.

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has been questioned in the past about his durability in the league. He has taken some hits in his career and that has left him hobbled at big moments for the Sixers in the playoffs.

On Sunday, he left the team’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the first quarter after injuring his ankle. However, it did not appear to be a serious injury and he was on the bench with his team the rest of the night.

That led NBC Sports Boston’s Brian Scalabrine and Kendrick Perkins to question whether Embiid was really injured. NBC Sports Boston posted the clip of Scalabrine and Perkins questioning Embiid’s injury to Twitter, but have since removed it.

Scalabrine: He probably didn’t want to play.

Perkins: I’m trying to see. Where did he turn his ankle?

Scalabrine and Perkins: Come on man. Give me a break. He didn’t want to play.

Perkins: Aw man, give me a break. Whre he did turn his ankle at?

Scalabrine: Show me where he turned his ankle at. You show me! Tell me.

However, after going back and looking at the tape, the two of them realized that they did not see the whole video and they had to apologize to Embiid.

Coach Brett Brown does not know the extent of Embiid’s injury, but the Sixers will definitely have to figure out a way to adjust to yet another injury to their roster. [lawrence-related id=36609,36601,36588]