Here is a closer look at the history of matchups between the two, including potential games that either Embiid or Jokic were not available to play in.

Joel Embiid has made $266 million in salaries during his NBA career but has missed 400 out of 846 games in the regular season.

At this point, seeing Joel Embiid on the court feels more like a rare event than the norm. The post Joel Embiid’s $125M for 400 Missed Games Mocked, Yet One WNBA Star Sees It Differently appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Winning league MVP in 2023, Embiid followed that campaign by playing just 39 games the next season. Having already missed 31 games entering Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Embiid is ineligible for season awards due to the league's 65-game minimum rule.

Embiid has reached the playoffs on seven different occasions, and he's still looking for his first NBA title. His longest playoff run came in 2018, when the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated in the Conference Semifinals.

Heading into their matchup with the LA Lakers Tuesday night, one of the underlying stories was the return of JJ Redick. The former Philadelphia 76ers guard made his return to the city for the first time as a head coach.

Former league MVP Joel Embiid has played in just 13 games for the Sixers this season. He’s missed a total of 32 games in 2024-25 and 400 games in his career due to injuries. When healthy, Embiid is one of the top players in the NBA but staying healthy has been an uphill battle.

Joel Embiid has missed 400 regular-season games, nearly half his career. His injury struggles aren’t going away anytime soon.

As the Philadelphia 76ers prepared for their Tuesday night battle against the Los Angeles Lakers, the veteran center Joel Embiid was spotted getting shots up before the game before the doors were open to the public.