Joel Embiid will miss the rest of this season with a torn meniscus after a recent scan revealed his left knee injury was more severe than initially believed. The news was devastating to Sixers fans and the organization, as they seemed to finally be turning the corner and seeing progress within the process thanks to their runaway rookie of the year favorite.
While everyone else is very concerned to see the star big man sidelined once again with an injury, Embiid hasn’t changed a bit, at least on social media. Embiid posted a picture to Instagram on Thursday with a message to his fans that this is only a minor setback in the process, and, because he is still the reigning king of the NBA social media world, made his location “meniscus.”
There aren’t many players in the league that would find some light humor in this situation, like tagging their location as “meniscus,” but it’s very on brand for Embiid. The Sixers budding star has long been the best follow in the NBA for his sense of humor and just generally allowing fans a glimpse into his life, whether it’s blasting Future while drinking Shirley Temple’s or trolling a porn star in his comments on Instagram.
It’s good to see that another season-ending injury hasn’t brought down Embiid’s spirits and hopefully he can make a full recovery by the start of the 2017-18 season, because the NBA is better with Embiid on the court.
