Joel Embiid spoke after the Philadelphia 76ers' 124-104 loss to the Boston Celtics. When talking about his knee injury, he noted that he isn't able to perform at the same level that he did in years past because of his injury.

Part of the team's struggles stem from the lack of availability from former MVP Joel Embiid, who has played just 18 of the 55 games this season. Embiid had meniscus surgery on his left knee last February and returned to the court in April, but he missed the first nine games of this season due to management of the same knee.