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Joel Embiid's lingering absence is defining the Sixers' season

December 4, 2024

Joel Embiid talking to Guerschon Yabusele.

Nov 24, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) looks on after the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

On Wednesday night, Joel Embiid will miss his 16th game of the Sixers' young season. They are 5-14 heading in, close to a quarter of the way through the regular season, and have gotten a total of four games from the player who has the largest impact on their present and future title odds.
It would be uncharitable to dentists to compare the process of getting Embiid updates to pulling teeth. Most of what Philadelphia has offered the public is platitudes about a plan and an overuse of the phrase "ramping up" to a degree that would make Tony Hawk question his love for skateboarding.
Let's begin with a walkthrough of the recent Embiid timeline to establish (or re-establish) the complexities of w...

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