Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey is happy to see Joel Embiid back having fun (only appeared in 19 games last season/underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee).
(via Fanatics View):
“He is vintage (right now), huh? Nah, man. Man, listen. Joel has done wonders for me, man, in my career. Not just on the court, but off the court as well. He’s taught me a lot. Like I said, he’s someone that I can call all the time, and he may not answer right then and there, but he definitely will call back. I can talk to him about anything. For me, I’m just happy to see him happy again and playing and having fun. It was tough for him last year, man. When he did get on the court, I don’t think he was having joy, he wasn’t having fun. The injuries do that to you.
“So he has a good group of guys around him now that we make him laugh every single day when he gets on the plane, even when he doesn’t want to be there at shootaround, it’s early in the morning. We crack jokes for him, make him laugh and do all those different things. I’m just happy to see him happy, you know what I mean? As a friend, as a brother, that’s what you want. Joel had confidence in me from day one, so I’m always going to have Joel’s back in any given moment.”
