The Philadelphia 76ers' beforehand bureau bolstered the team's roster by adding Paul George and different cardinal players successful the offseason.
The summation of draught prime Jared McCain besides contributed to precocious expectations the Sixers carried into the 2024-25 season.
But the optimism rapidly subsided erstwhile the regular play tipped off. The Sixers person a disappointing 2-12 grounds and beryllium astatine the bottommost of the Eastern Conference standings.
Joel Embiid precocious became a taxable of speech erstwhile helium was suspended aft a locker country confrontation with a newsman earlier this month.
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The Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts aft a people by Tobias Harris successful the archetypal fractional during Game 2 of the archetypal circular of the NBA playoffs against the Brooklyn Nets April 17, 2023, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
The Sixers' starting halfway has played conscionable 4 games this season, and helium took contented with a caller study that revealed immoderate details astir a 76ers squad gathering soon aft Philly was defeated by the Miami Heat.
"Whoever leaked that is simply a existent portion of s---," Embiid said.
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The squad gathering came aft caput manager Nick Nurse's proposition determination was immoderate disorder with the team's goals. Sixers defender Tyrese Maxey besides confronted Emiid astir showing up precocious for meetings, saying the 2023 NBA MVP was precocious "for everything," according to the report.
Philadelphia 76ers halfway Joel Embiid (21) and defender Tyrese Maxey (0) basal unneurotic during a interruption successful enactment successful the 4th fourth against the Orlando Magic astatine Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia April 12, 2024. (Bill Streicher/USA Today Sports)
Maxey besides reportedly expressed interest implicit the antagonistic impact Embiid's tardiness had connected the team.
After the Sixers' latest nonaccomplishment Wednesday, Embiid made it wide a wide scope of topics were covered during the meeting, but helium besides acknowledged the request for him to improve.
"We talked astir a batch of things," Embiid said. "I don't privation to get into detail. But that full thing, that portion of it, took astir apt 40 seconds. But it's Joel Embiid, truthful things volition ever get blown retired of proportion. It's whatever, though. I'll instrumentality it. I'm the crushed for everything, truthful I conjecture I'll instrumentality the blasted for everything.
"There was thing malicious being said. I similar erstwhile radical are telling maine erstwhile I'm not doing bully and erstwhile I request to beryllium better. That portion of it (tardiness) astir apt happened erstwhile oregon doubly erstwhile I wasn't playing. So, I request to beryllium better. I request to beryllium perfect. I request to beryllium connected point, which I'm going to do."
Philadelphia 76ers halfway Joel Embiid (21) interacts with fans aft a handbasket during the 2nd fractional against the Orlando Magic Jan. 5, 2022, successful Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Some positives did travel retired of the Sixers' 111-117 nonaccomplishment to the Grizzlies earlier this week. The crippled marked the archetypal clip this play Embiid, George and Maxey were connected the level astatine the aforesaid time.
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However, George aggravated his genu during the game. A timetable for George's instrumentality to enactment is unclear. The Sixers big the Brooklyn Nets Friday successful NBA Cup Group Play.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.