On Thursday, a source told CBS Sports, the The NBA investigation regarding the participation of Philadelphia 76ers celebrity Joel Embiid was already underway.
The inside track came after he and teammate Paul George missed their first nationally televised game against the Milwaukee Greenbacks on Wednesday night. Philadelphia, without its two stars, lost to other Eastern Conference contenders 124-109.
Embiid’s absence grabbed headlines at the beginning of this NBA season. Speculation that Embiid is under the microscope of the NBA’s watchful eye who then lacks this type of impressive play without a visible injury immediately follows, less deny, claim that he will not play back-to-back games this season. .
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The NBA is analyzing Embiid’s injury, his condition and his and the Sixers’ plans for him this season. But it’s also true that, around the league and within the Sixers team, there were looks of admiration at the highly anticipated reactions that followed.
This is because it is a common process to launch an investigation when a famous player misses a nationally televised game. Everyone knew this was going to happen, from Embiid’s absence on this first pass to the fact that the NBA would inevitably take notice.
It was news, but it was no longer a trauma at all.
There’s nothing to read into this news about, say, the NBA acting more aggressively or forcefully against the Sixers than any other team in the same situation.
However, on Wednesday, there was an idea that the Sixers were already under investigation before the season began. In the hours before the game, quite exasperated or bewildered, resources discovered that the game had not yet started, and Embiid had not yet officially missed, along with his teammate George, the game broadcast on ESPN.
Refusing the investigation may occur until later.
Stay up Thursday, resources said.
- And so, like clockwork, on Thursday morning came the investigation that was once always inevitable. This will be like others before it: the NBA will strive to understand what is happening, keep an eye on the possibility that Embiid is actually injured, ask about his and the Sixers’ plans for him this season, with an eye on his comments previous on how to enjoy consecutive games and written response.
Possibly with a high quality. Possibly without anything at all.
It’s a story, sure, but it’s far from sudden. This was a positive since we knew Embiid was likely going to be out of rhythm this season.
There are interesting questions about Embiid’s plans, a possible load management strategy this season in a league that suffers from these types of moves, and to what extent the NBA will remain strong, or not, if the Sixers automatically resign themselves to his injury . -Obese boy plagued by celebrities.
The NBA and the players’ union are on Date 2 of a promise in which NBA awards require a minimum threshold of 65 games played. Commissioner Adam Silver wants players to play, which is why there is a league participation policy and determining those conditions will almost always be discussed.
The Embiid investigation is neither a momentous data bomb that spells a schism between the league and the Sixers, nor a shocking turn in this youngest NBA season. It is the pristine standard. And everyone from Embiid to the Sixers to the league office knew this would happen days ago.
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