In true Philadelphia 76ers fashion, the team dropped a bit of a surprise last night on their social media.
Around 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday evening, the Sixers posted photos and videos of an offseason workout at their practice facility. It’s something they’ve done before to fill their socials between campaigns, but this was a little different than previous posts — this one featured participation from both Joel Embiid and Paul George.
(And in extremely Sixers’ fashion, they dropped it when the city was otherwise distracted by the Philadelphia Phillies beating the New York Mets and Kyle Schwarber hitting his 50th home run of the season.)
This is really the first look we’ve had at either Embiid or George as they continue to recover from injury. Though both clips are relatively short, the one of Embiid may provide a bit more insight than the one of George, who is notably working out his upper body and not on the court. Merely seeing PG there is a positive, of course, but doesn’t provide much insight on the status on his knee that underwent arthroscopic surgery back in July.
The 2023 MVP, however, is a different story. The last murmurs from the franchise were that Embiid _might_ be ready for the team’s upcoming training camp, but that was about it. His status for that camp is still unannounced, but even a small clip of him doing on-court activities and seemingly being able to pivot comfortably is the most encouraging sight a Sixers’ fan has seen in quite awhile regarding the big fella.
Possibly the most important detail to note is that Embiid is participating and moving without a brace, sleeve or tape on his knee — something we have not seen in awhile. Seriously, when was the last time you were able to see both of Embiid’s knees when he was playing?
Now, we all know how misleading summer workout videos can be… I’m looking at you, Ben Simmons. That being said, this is probably the first morsel of positivity the Sixers have been able to celebrate regarding Embiid or George, so we’ll take it for now.
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