That was the biggest takeaway from Dotun Akintoye’s phenomenal Joel Embiid feature that ran on ESPN on Wednesday morning. The enigmatic Philadelphia 76ers superstar provided rare access and vulnerability talking about the ups and downs of his NBA career in the type of longform piece that rarely exists in today’s media landscape.

The next night, VJ Edgecombe returned to summer league action after being sidelined 10 days with a sprained left thumb. And on Wednesday, Joel Embiid made major revelations in an ESPN article, “Joel Embiid sees you,

The Philadelphia 76ers had an intern oversee Joel Embiid's rookie season injury recovery process, according to ESPN. Embiid spent two years waiting to play for the Philadelphia 76ers because he required surgery in his right foot in 2014 and 2015. According to ESPN, Embiid had a hard time getting his frustrations at the time heard by the team.

Philadelphia is the hardest team to project in next season’s Eastern Conference. If healthy, they are legit title contenders — but “if” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence. Paul George has had offseason knee surgery.

The Philadelphia 76ers had a team meeting last season in November in Miami. During the meeting, Tyrese Maxey called Joel Embiid out for being late to team events.

Joel Embiid has dedicated his NBA career to the Philadelphia 76ers so far. However, he feels that the Philly media and supporters have unfairly put a lot of pressure on him. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Dotun Akintoye,

Analyzing a new ESPN article about Joel Embiid. Is it a puff piece? Is the media giving him a pass? Is Embiid misunderstood, or is he just a problem?

An NBA insider criticized the contracts of Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Paul George. Here's what the NBA insider said about the All-Star duo.

The Philadelphia 76ers faced a wave of controversy last season when details from a private team meeting were unexpectedly leaked during the regular season. The incident caused significant disruption within the organization.