Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid, who has been sidelined for the first four games of the season and has officially been ruled out for Saturday’s matchup against Memphis due to “left knee injury management,” addressed reporters on Friday.
He stated that his primary objective is to ensure he feels completely at ease with his surgically repaired knee before stepping onto the court for his season debut, as reported by Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports.
“I want to be at my best. I don’t want to be in a situation where I’m afraid if I do this I might do something or whatever,” Embiid said. “I mentioned it since the last surgery, I mentioned it so many times, it was probably the toughest mentally.
“I think mentally I’m just dealing with getting that trust back. In the past, it was just easy. But for some reason, this one is just like, mentally, trusting yourself and trusting your body. And I think that’s really what I’m doing.
“I’m almost there,” he continued. “And then with the team, we’re on the same page. I listen to them, they listen to me, and see how everything reacts. Been doing pretty good, going up and down five-on-five, and today was a great session with the whole team.”
Joel Embiid Discusses Knee Issue, Responds To Criticism https://t.co/1NRLuhtJ0P pic.twitter.com/q5mXb35TlI
— Hoops Rumors (@HoopsRumors) November 2, 2024
