Charles Barkley rips Joel Embiid for sitting out games after massive contract extension

Charles Barkley tore into Philadelphia 76ers prima Joel Embiid Thursday nighttime arsenic nan NBA reportedly launched an investigation into his information successful games.

Embiid did not play successful nan preseason complete concerns astir his knee and did not play successful nan team’s first crippled against nan Milwaukee Bucks. Meanwhile, Philadelphia’s president of hoops operations, Daryl Morey, told ESPN earlier this period he would effort to support Embiid and Paul George retired of playing astir of nan 2nd nights of back-to-backs.

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Philadelphia 76ers halfway Joel Embiid, #21, poses for a photograph connected media time astatine nan Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex successful Camden, New Jersey, connected Sept. 30, 2024. (Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

The entirety of nan business astir Embiid appeared to person sparked nan investigation, ESPN reported.

Barkley sounded disconnected connected Embiid during NBA sum connected TNT.

"Man, I don’t person immoderate thought what nan Sixers are doing. I don’t deliberation it’s fair," Barkley said. "And I want to get this number right, and this is crazy and bless nan kid, No. 1; he conscionable singed for 3 years, $193 million. Three years, $193 cardinal – to play basketball. We’re not alloy workers, we’re not nurses.

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Charles Barkley looks connected earlier nan crippled betwixt nan New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers arsenic portion of nan 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament connected Dec. 7, 2023 astatine T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas. (Mike Kirschbaum/NBAE via Getty Images)

"Like group who sewage for illustration existent jobs who person to activity 40-50 hours a week. We’re playing basketball, astatine nan most, 4 days a week. Most of nan time, 3 days a week. He has nan champion backup successful nan convention successful (Andre Drummond). If he would’ve said, ‘I’m going to play 25 minutes connected nan 2nd nighttime of a back-to-back aliases Drummond plays.’

"But to travel retired and opportunity it successful beforehand was stupidity by nan Sixers, period."

Injuries plagued Embiid nan entirety of his NBA career. He besides revealed his Bell’s palsy test during nan playoff bid against nan New York Knicks past season.

United States halfway Joel Embiid, #11, celebrates pinch nan golden badge aft nan crippled against France successful nan men's hoops golden badge crippled during nan Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games astatine Accor Arena successful Paris connected Aug. 10, 2024. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

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However, he did play astatine nan Paris Olympics for Team USA and was a cardinal portion successful nan team’s golden badge run.

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