Insane: Skip Bayless claims Joel Embiid has been cleared to play but is choosing to sit out vs Magic

Skip Bayless says he has a source in Philadelphia claiming Joel Embiid has been cleared to play but is choosing not to. His exact words were that the appendectomy “went well” and “he could play if he chose to” and that it’s causing locker room turmoil.

Obviously that is insane. And I have no idea where Skip Bayless gets off thinking it’s appropriate to just make stuff up about Joel Embiid when the guy is clearly going through it. What a joke.

Skip Bayless on Joel Embiid “refusing to play” vs Magic

Skip Bayless says he has a source in Philadelphia that said Joel Embiid is cleared to play, but chosen not to:

“That’s what I was told. That it’s appendicitis but it’s fine and went well these days they can just go quickly and pretty simply. And he could play if he chose to. So,… pic.twitter.com/tG9wWlJ8g8

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A quick Google search will tell you that a typical laparoscopic appendectomy puts a patient back on their feet for light activity within one to three weeks.

Return to strenuous physical activity, the kind that involves playing center in the NBA playoffs, generally takes three to six weeks minimum. Google says that. I am not a doctor but the math is not great for the timeline Skip is pushing here.

If there is any version of this where Joel Embiid returns in time for a deep playoff run it requires everything going perfectly with the surgery, the recovery, and his body responding faster than the typical timeline.

That is possible. Athletes recover faster than average people. But banking on best-case medical outcomes for Joel Embiid at this point in his career feels like a conversation we have had before.

Joel Embiid Playoff Injury History

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Either way, Skip Bayless is an idiot.

The guy has built an entire career on saying the most inflammatory thing possible about whatever athlete is in the news cycle that week. This is no different. He doesn’t have a source. He has a take that gets clicks. And somehow people still fall for it every single time.

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