Joel Embiid has opened up about his struggles together with his left knee and the way troublesome it has been mentally and bodily to beat.
After he recorded 31 factors and 12 rebounds within the 76ers’ 108-100 win in opposition to the Bulls on Sunday, he was requested what the previous couple of months have been like for him.
“Miserable,” Embiid mentioned, by way of ESPN. “Simply making an attempt to determine it out. There’s no harm. Simply between the swelling … we’ve bought to get it discovered. That’s it.
“I’ve been saying it for the previous couple of months. It’s been extraordinarily miserable. It’s one thing that hasn’t been discovered, and it’s been extraordinarily annoying, as a result of I’d like to play each single recreation.”
With out it’s star gamers for a lot of the primary a part of the season, Philly has struggled massive time.
The staff are 7-15 proper now and their Massive Three of Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey have performed a grand complete of 32 minutes collectively.
Issues appeared to be on the up Sunday, for the reason that trio performed their longest stint collectively but and outscored the Bulls by 14 factors in that stretch.
Regardless of the tough begin and well being points for all the staff’s Massive Three members, Embiid thinks they will flip issues round.
“It begins with well being,” Embiid informed ESPN. “It felt good to have the blokes on the ground. I consider if we’re wholesome, and we’re on the ground, now we have an opportunity in opposition to anyone, and I like what now we have.
“I believe the entire thing is about well being … that’s what it comes all the way down to. I want I might have been taking part in from the start. I’d like to play each single recreation, each single minute, however generally your physique simply says, ‘No,’ and you’ll’t do nothing about it. All you are able to do is simply hold working to repair it and get higher.”
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