The 76ers’ star is injured again. After reports that his ailment wasn’t serious, the 76ers decided to shut Embiid down for the season with a torn meniscus in his left knee. He only played 31 games this season.
Joel Embiid has already played way fewer games than Greg Oden did
Injuries have not been kind to Joel Embiid in his first three years in the NBA. On Wednesday, the 76ers announced that they would shut down Embiid for the rest of the season due to a torn meniscus after also missing his first two seasons in the league due to a broken bone in his foot.
That leaves Embiid having played a total of 31 games during the 2016-2017 season. Add in the fact he did not play at all in his first two seasons, and he has now only played 31 games out of a total of 246 over the three years. That means he’s played in just 13 percent of possible games for the Sixers.
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