Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has dealt with a variety of injuries throughout his career. He missed the first two full seasons of his career due to foot injuries and he was then not able to complete his rookie season 2016-17 due to an injury. Other ailments have also derailed Philadelphia’s chances in the playoffs in the past.
In the middle of the best season of his career, the big fella laid in pain on March 12 against the Washington Wizards. He threw down a vicious dunk, landed awkwardly, and he crumpled to the ground. He was then on the floor for a long time and it was not a pretty sight at the moment.
“When I got hurt and laying on the floor in Washington, honestly, I thought I was done,” said Embiid. “I thought my season was done. The pain, how bad it was hurting, I just knew it was something worse than we saw after.”
He eventually got up and went to the locker room and it was determined that it was just a bone bruise. He made his return to the floor on Saturday and scored 24 points with eight rebounds in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
It was bad that night in D.C., however. While he made his triumphant return on Saturday, he had himself a tough night back on that Friday night in the nation’s capital.
“I was just crying and asking myself why me?” he added. “Why does it always happen to me? When everything seems to be going well with the team and myself, something always has to happen, and I’m glad that it wasn’t anything bad. I’m able to get back on the court and help the team go on this championship run.”
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The Sixers will now get back on the floor on Sunday to take on the Memphis Grizzlies.
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