The Process trusts The Process
So what is the outlook for this team? On one hand, the timing of the surgery starts the clock. Some injuries require up to two weeks for swelling to subside. On the other hand, once surgery is performed, the recovery of two to three weeks to allow the small bones to heal kicks in.
A couple of quick notes:
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) March 30, 2018
- During 2014-15 season players, on average, miss 8.9 days after suffering a concussion.
- 2-4 weeks is a reasonable timeline for orbital fracture requiring surgery.
- 3 weeks would mean Embiid misses ~2 games of 1st round:
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The team is now in a race against time to get Embiid back onto the basketball court.
Return? Perhaps
If Joel Embiid needs vision correction, he may sport some glasses as well.
I guess I gotta trust “The Process” that I’ve been preaching... Unfortunate freak accident but I’ll be more than fine. Injuries jokes coming in 3,2,1 #TheProcess #Two-Face pic.twitter.com/6Q2wXaOC6C
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) March 30, 2018
Look for the team to place great emphasis upon protective gear. Clear face masks or goggles help prevent re-injury, and a number of NBA players have elected to use such equipment in the past.
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The bottom line is that the team hopes to get Joel Embiid back as quickly as possible. But vision is nothing to trifle with, and the estimated timeline go longer without being a situation where something went wrong. In the end, Embiid’s advice is truly the right path to take here folks. Trust the Process. We know that the Philadelphia 76ers are “that good” now. In any scenario, the team may need to accept the 2018-2019 as the year to compete for the NBA Championship.