Charles Barkley tore into Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid Thursday evening because the NBA reportedly launched an investigation into his participation in video games.
Embiid didn’t play within the preseason over issues about his knee and didn’t play within the group’s first sport towards the Milwaukee Bucks. In the meantime, Philadelphia’s president of basketball operations, Daryl Morey, advised ESPN earlier this month he would attempt to hold Embiid and Paul George out of taking part in a lot of the second nights of back-to-backs.
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Philadelphia 76ers heart Joel Embiid, #21, poses for a photograph on media day on the Philadelphia 76ers Coaching Advanced in Camden, New Jersey, on Sept. 30, 2024. (Invoice Streicher-Imagn Pictures)
The whole thing of the state of affairs round Embiid appeared to have sparked the investigation, ESPN reported.
Barkley sounded off on Embiid throughout NBA protection on TNT.
“Man, I don’t have any concept what the Sixers are doing. I don’t suppose it’s truthful,” Barkley stated. “And I wish to get this quantity proper, and that is loopy and bless the child, No. 1; he simply singed for 3 years, $193 million. Three years, $193 million – to play basketball. We’re not metal staff, we’re not nurses.
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Charles Barkley appears on earlier than the sport between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers as a part of the 2023 NBA In-Season Event on Dec. 7, 2023 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas. (Mike Kirschbaum/NBAE through Getty Pictures)
“Like individuals who received like actual jobs who must work 40-50 hours per week. We’re taking part in basketball, on the most, 4 days per week. More often than not, three days per week. He has the perfect backup within the league in (Andre Drummond). If he would’ve stated, ‘I’m going to play 25 minutes on the second evening of a back-to-back or Drummond performs.’
“However to return out and say it prematurely was stupidity by the Sixers, interval.”
Accidents plagued Embiid the whole lot of his NBA profession. He additionally revealed his Bell’s palsy prognosis throughout the playoff sequence towards the New York Knicks final season.
United States heart Joel Embiid, #11, celebrates with the gold medal after the sport towards France within the males’s basketball gold medal sport throughout the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer time Video games at Accor Area in Paris on Aug. 10, 2024. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports activities)
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Nevertheless, he did play on the Paris Olympics for Group USA and was a key half within the group’s gold medal run.
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