The success on the hardwood earned Embiid the max contracts and endorsements. Not the most financially savvy guy, he turned to the founder and CEO of Fanatics, Michael Rubin, who was also a former part-owner of the 76ers. The two had developed a close friendship over time.

Exactly two years to the day of the torn meniscus that changed everything, Joel Embiid is in the midst of his most consistent stretch of basketball since Jan. 30, 2024.

Paul George scored 32 points, Joel Embiid had 18 of his 29 points in the first quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to a 139-122 victory over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks.

PHILADELPHIA — If I had told you in October, as Joel Embiid recovered from his fourth knee surgery, that the 76ers star would, three months later, have played in 15 of the last 20 games and averaged 28.

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