The Milwaukee Bucks’ all-time top playmaker has officially announced that he wants to leave after rejecting a contract offer.
The reason Philadelphia center Joel Embiid did not participate in the team’s nationally televised season opening versus Milwaukee is being looked into by the NBA.
The NBA is looking into Joel Embiid’s absence from Philadelphia’s nationally televised season opening versus Milwaukee.
On Thursday, the league affirmed the inquiry. The NBA’s player involvement policy, which went into effect last season, included its opening.
This kind of action was expected. “An investigation can be opened to ”promote compliance” with league rules, including ”independent medical review and related determinations regarding player availability.'” The NBA has stated that a “star” is defined as a player who was selected as an All-Star or All-NBA selection in any of the previous three seasons, and Embiid is one of those players.
After missing the whole preseason, Embiid, who helped the United States win Olympic gold in Paris, was ruled out of Wednesday’s 76ers opening against Milwaukee due to “left knee injury management.” Knee difficulties are part of Embiid’s lengthy history of injury concerns.
Due in large part to knee surgery, Embiid was limited to 39 games last season and has never played more than 68 games in a season.
The duration of the study is uncertain. Paul George was also sidelined for Wednesday’s game for Philadelphia due to a preseason bone bruise.
