The Philadelphia 76ers intern suffered an injury and may not reach the required minimum number of games to win the award at the end of the regular season.
Difficult moment of the NBA season for the Philadephia 76ers. With a four losses in a rowhas ceased to belong to the Eastern Conference podium in fall to fifth place, below the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, with a record of 29-17.
The intermittency in Joel Embiid’s participation is related to this irregularity and the rivalry against the Golden State Warriors caused nothing but concern for the team. The prisoner returned to the playing field, but He had to retire after a knee injury that compromised not only the team, but also the Cameroonian’s candidacy for the MVP award of the regular season.
The situation occurred in last quarter of the game where the Warriors dominated the score 109 to 95. Embiid fell to the floor after Green’s attempted steal. In the middle of a fight to get the ball back, Jonathan Kuminga fell to his knees on his left knee. The play continued, but the prisoner remained lying on the floor in obvious pain.. He had to be helped to his feet and retired directly to the locker room, without returning to the playing field for the end of the game, which ended in a 119-107 victory for the San Francisco team.
Later, in a press conference, Nick Nurse confirmed that he would undergo an MRI to check the extent of the injury, and explained that it had nothing to do with the player’s previous discomfort. Depending on the severity of the situation, the Cameroonian could jeopardize his career towards the MVP of the regular season, as he could only miss five games until the end of the first season of the NBA. In the new agreement approved by the NBA and the players’ association, it was established that the minimum set to be among the candidates for individual awards is 80%. That’s 65 of the 82 games the regular season has. Joel Embiid has already missed 12 games, so his margin has been shortened to just five games.
“It doesn’t matter how many games I play; the goal is to be healthy the rest of the year. I have already won the MVP. If I have a chance to win the second one, I will do it, but I will not force or force my body to achieve it” the player expressed about this situation. According to the latest report, the Sixers player is the best candidate to win the award. Nikola Jokic is in second place. Gilgeous-Alexander, Antetokounmpo and Tatum complete the top five.
Source: Tycsports
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