Philly radio host sorry for accusing Joel Embiid of faking illness: ‘Feel like an idiot’
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“Embiid had emergency surgery for an appendicitis after he was added to the injury report with an illness ahead of a must-win game”
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“The Sixers announced that Embiid underwent a successful appendectomy in Houston during a 113-102 loss to the Rockets”
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Wikipedia entries for Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers, and James Harden do not mention the appendectomy or the specific game against the Rockets.
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— James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely regarded as one of t…
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— Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one …
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— The Philadelphia 76ers, known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Associa…
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“Embiid put up 34 points and 12 rebounds in a 115-102 road loss to the Spurs on Monday”
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Wikipedia entries about the 2021–22 and 2022–23 NBA seasons, as well as Joel Embiid's biography, do not reference the specific game against the Spurs or his performance in it.
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— The 2021–22 NBA season was the 76th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 19, 2021, and ended on April 10, 2022. For the first time since the 2018–19…
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— The 2022–23 NBA season was the 77th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 18, 2022, and ended on April 9, 2023. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game was played…
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— Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one …
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“Embiid is averaging 26.9 points and 7.7 rebounds in 38 games this season”
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— The 2022–23 NBA season was the 77th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 18, 2022, and ended on April 9, 2023. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game was played…
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— Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one …
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— In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals. The National Basketball Association's (NBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in…
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“Embiid only played 19 games before being shut down due to ongoing issues with his left knee during the 2024-25 season”
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“The Sixers (43-37) are two games behind the sixth-place Toronto Raptors with two games remaining in the regular season”
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“Philadelphia plays the Pacers on Friday night before hosting the Bucks on Sunday”
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