Embiid feels 'confident' about knee going forward
Key takeaways
- "I think, obviously, [my knee] was the biggest concern, and I'm not thinking about it; and as long as we keep doing what we've been doing, I won't have to think about it anymore.
- "I'm looking at next year, obviously being more available.
- Health is not exactly something Embiid has had much of over the course of his career.
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PHILADELPHIA -- In the wake of yet another season ending in the second round of the playoffs and with Joel Embiid missing large chunks of the campaign while injured, the Philadelphia 76ers star center struck an optimistic tone about his health moving forward.
"I'm as confident as I've ever been," Embiid said Sunday after Philadelphia was routed 144-114 by the Knicks in Game 4 and swept out of the Eastern Conference semifinals on its home floor in front of a crowd full of New York fans. "I think, obviously, [my knee] was the biggest concern, and I'm not thinking about it; and as long as we keep doing what we've been doing, I won't have to think about it anymore.
"I'm looking at next year, obviously being more available. The personal goals, it doesn't matter. I know that if I'm available and I play as much as possible, everything else is going to follow."