Interesting last couple of hours in Sixers land. I almost forgot about them with the Cutter Gauthier drama and the Birds in the playoffs on Monday night. Ramona Shelburne was on Woj’s podcast talking about Joel Embiid’s knee injury, saying it was the same 4-6 week injury he suffered in the playoffs last year and played through. Here’s what she said:
“That knee injury is the same one he had during the playoffs last year. And during the playoffs, you know, he had to [play] — this is the kind of knee injury that is normally a four-to-six week injury.”
Well Woj puts the podcast out, Sixers fans start freaking out, and it looks like Shelburne has walked back her report or at least got push back from her source.
Keep in mind, she’s plugged in with the Embiid camp:
To clarify: the issue that has caused Embiid to miss this most recent time is swelling in his left knee—not the same issue he managed in the playoffs. There is not currently a long-term concern and he is considered day-to-day, per a source.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) January 11, 2024
Reporters and their sources, amirite????
Now Derek Bodner has tweeted, deleted, re-tweeted some more, deleted, and re-re-tweeted something about Embiid’s knee and this is where we’re at:
To clarify, Joel Embiid’s injury last year was an LCL sprain in his right knee. This year’s injury is swelling in his left knee. They are not related.
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) January 11, 2024
So quick recap: Shelburne made it seem like she was talking about Embiid’s knee being a 4-6 week injury. Fans took it as Embiid is going to be either sidelined or playing through another sprain in his right knee. Turns out he’s dealing with knee swelling in his left knee instead. It’s not an LCL sprain…yet.
Keith Pompey is reporting that Embiid is expected to play tomorrow in Sacramento.
Sixers sloppiness is back! All things are right again in the world!
UPDATE: Embiid is now out tomorrow:
Joel Embiid is listed as out tomorrow (left knee, inflammation) vs. Sacramento
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) January 11, 2024
Something is afoot, awry, amiss I tell you! If this wasn’t a Sixers fan I’d say this is nothing but we’ve seen how fast these things snowball.
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