76ers’ Joel Embiid has missed 400 games (47% of his career) due to injury

In 2024-25, the Philadelphia 76ers are 18-27. The staff is 3-7 of their final 10 video games however has received three in a row. By way of 45 video games, the Sixers are eleventh within the Japanese Convention. 

Former league MVP Joel Embiid has performed in simply 13 video games for the Sixers this season. He’s missed a complete of 32 video games in 2024-25 and 400 video games in his profession attributable to accidents. When wholesome, Embiid is without doubt one of the prime gamers within the NBA however staying wholesome has been an uphill battle.

Joel Embiid has missed 47% of his NBA profession attributable to harm

That is a completely insane stat

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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) January 29, 2025

Belief the method is what 76ers followers have been informed early on in Joel Embiid’s profession. Philadelphia followers have been affected person however Embiid has missed a ton of basketball attributable to harm. Sixty-eight video games within the 2021-22 season is essentially the most he’s performed in a single 12 months. Embiid began his skilled profession damage for the 76ers.  After being drafted in 2014, Embiid didn’t make his 76ers debut till the 2016-17 season. He missed all of 2014-15 and 2015-16 attributable to foot and knee accidents.

Joel Embiid is a top-five participant within the NBA when he’s wholesome. Nonetheless, staying on the court docket and being out there is the actual problem. In 2023-24, Embiid performed in simply 39 video games for the Sixers. He was dominant within the video games he did play, averaging (34.7) factors, (11.0) rebounds, (5.6) assists, (1.2) steals, and (1.7) blocks. Regardless of lacking 43 video games in the course of the 2023-24 common season, Embiid performed within the 2024 Olympics for Workforce USA and received a gold medal.

There was a fast turnaround for the 2024-25 season after the Olympics and Embiid was not 100%. He missed seven video games to start the season attributable to harm and two extra attributable to a suspension. Embiid has missed 32 complete video games in 2024-25, together with the final 12 in a row. His availability is a critical concern for the 76ers.