Joel Embiid was lastly on the courtroom for the 76ers within the 2024-25 season.
However Shaquille O’Neal was removed from impressed — and thinks the Philadelphia star has a lingering downside that won’t have a hoop on the finish of his profession, until he makes some adjustments.
Embiid sat out the staff’s first 9 video games, six over left knee administration — which led to the 76ers getting fined $100,000 over “inconsistent” statements relating to his well being — and three extra as a consequence of a suspension for getting right into a bodily altercation with a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist.
Lastly again on the courtroom on Tuesday in a 111-99 loss to the Knicks, Embiid largely struggled with 13 factors on simply 2 of 11 from the sphere with two turnovers.
After Embiid obtained off to gradual begin through the first half, O’Neal ripped the 76ers’ large manon the TNT halftime present.
“This was the fear I had for Joel Embiid,” he mentioned. “You announce arrogantly, I’m not enjoying back-to-backs. I’m not injured however I’m sore. I’ll come again after I need to come again.
“Now, when you say things like that, you’re supposed to come back with extra energy. 0-for-3, I would have been 0-for-15. But you know what y’all would have said. ‘Hey, Shaq’s not playing well, but he’s playing aggressive.’ The plan that they are having — it’s not working. And not only that, I say this respectfully. Joel Embiid will never win a championship until he gets his mind and his attitude right.”
Embiid admitted after the sport that he was certainly “rusty” within the early going.
“I mean, the first five minutes,” had been rusty, Embiid advised reporters. “I thought after that, it was fine. You can do whatever you want in practice and [a] scrimmage. But the game is a different story. I’ll be fine.”
The struggling 76ers are actually 2-8 and face the Cavaliers on Wednesday, and if Embiid shouldn’t be enjoying in back-to-back video games, he could be sitting out this one.
