Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid

Pts
34.7
Reb
11.0
Ast
5.6
Bio
Height/Weight: 7' 0"/280 lbs
Born: Yaounde, Cameroon
College: Kansas
Draft: 2014 1st round (3rd pick) by the
  • The Canadian Press

    76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid says he has Bell's palsy

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament. Embiid wore sunglasses to the podium after he scored 50 points in the Sixers' Game 3 win over the New York Knicks and said he's dealt with various symptoms such as blurred vision and dry eyes. Embiid said he first started noticing the affliction about a “day or two” before the Sixers played the Miami Heat

  • People

    Joel Embiid Reveals He Was Diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy After Having ‘Bad Migraines’: ‘Thought It Was Nothing’

    The NBA player said the condition affected the “left side of my face, my mouth and my eye” during a press conference where he wore sunglasses

  • The Canadian Press

    NBA Playoffs 2024: Lakers on brink of elimination, Magic strike back vs. Cavaliers, Embiid scores 50

    Denver got down double digits and beat the Los Angeles Lakers, again. Joel Embiid had a playoff-career-high 50 points and Philadelphia got back into its series with New York. And the Orlando Magic got a win that their fans waited 13 years to enjoy. Thursday was high-drama in the NBA: Embiid and the 76ers beat New York 125-114 to cut the Knicks' lead in that series to 2-1, the Magic blew out Cleveland 121-83 to cut the Cavaliers' lead in that series to 2-1, and the Nuggets got at least 20 points