It has been a newsy week for the 76ers. On Monday, Paul George had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The next night, VJ Edgecombe returned to summer league action after being sidelined 10 days with a sprained left thumb.

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.

Even his most painful grief has been thrown in his face. At the start of Embiid's rookie season in 2014, his 13-year-old brother Arthur was hit by a truck and killed. The day Arthur died, Embiid ignored a series of phone calls. When he finally answered, it was terrible news.

"That's my fault. I'm a piece of s—t" - Joel Embiid on the first thought that went through his head after he learned of his brother's death originally appeared on Basketball Network.

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.

Joel Embiid has always been outspoken, but his latest comments may be his most revealing yet. Nearly a year after a confidential locker room meeting was leaked to the media, Embiid is speaking out about the situation —and hinting that the mole may still be on the team.

Embiid and Harden spent a season and a half together at the franchise and showed signs of a championship-winning duo