Is Embiid Done with Back-to-Back Games?
The 76ers are hoping Joel Embiid playing fewer back-to-back games will replicate the success the Raptors had in 2018-19, when they rested Kawhi Leonard throughout the regular season.
Earlier this week the Philadelphia 76ers announced that their seven-time NBA All-Star centre Joel Embiid would play few, if any, back-to-back games (games on consecutive days) throughout the 2024-25 season.
The move is all part of a larger plan to ensure Embiid is fit and healthy when push comes to shove in the playoffs, something he has struggled to consistently do over the course of his career.
But injuries haven’t only affected Embiid’s availability and impact during the playoffs. The Cameroonian-born seven-footer missed the entirety…