Joel Embiid prioritizes his basketball performance, content with his skills and indifferent to outside approval. Donnie and Joe discuss his recent comments.

Embiid missed Tuesday's win over the Warriors, with that game coming as the second in a back-to-back set, and now he's being listed as questionable for Thursday's game. We'll have a better idea on Embiid's status following shootaround, but if he is able to return, Andre Drummond would head back to the bench.

Joel Embiid makes massive climb—but rankings still hold him back originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Imagine after going through watching several seasons of Joel Embiid play at an MVP level, and he is suddenly seen as a player who can’t crack the top 80 in the league.

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