Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid offers up an encouraging injury and weight loss update ahead of the new season.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid said he has lost "25 to 30 pounds" this offseason and he's entering his 11th NBA season with one goal -- to have the first fully healthy playoff run of his career.

Embiid is ready to do whatever it takes to be healthy at the most important time. Even if it costs him personal acclaim.

In this continuing series, Sixers Wire looks at the 17 players, per Sportrac, that comprise the Philadelphia 76ers roster — 14 under standard contracts and the three players on

Coming off of an eventful summer, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is heading into his ninth playing season in the NBA. The veteran hopes to find differen

The seven-time All-Star told reporters that "he's lost 25-30 pounds" and fully intends to cut even more weight before the start of next season. Embiid was listed at 280 pounds last season, which made him one of the heaviest players in the league.

Welcome to our Sixers player preview series! Between now and Sixers Media Day on Sep. 30, we will preview each one of the 14 players on the team's standard roster, posing two critical questions that will help determine their fate in 2024-25 before making a prediction about the player's season to come.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid told reporters on Monday that he's lost "25, 30 pounds" since the end of last season, but those efforts for the

Joel Embiid is determined to avoid more playoff injury déjà vu. For many years, Embiid’s default stance on any questions about his health was that he’d push to play in just about any circumstance. After yet another season in which he plowed through postseason problems,