Joel Embiid is a singular talent, but 54 games (in 4 seasons!) into his NBA career he seems to be in real danger of following the ugly path of Greg Oden. He was a big man with huge potential who quickly flamed out due to recurring injuries. According to Josh Lewenberg, Embiid’s 76ers have now played 14 games versus Toronto since he was drafted, and Embiid has only played in two of them. So it was no surprise when we were informed prior to tipoff that, after some changes in his injury status throughout the day, he was indeed ruled out for Thursday night’s game in Toronto.
Raptors 114 – Sixers 109 – The Comeback
