Two months ago, Joel Embiid was questioning whether he’d ever be great again. He went from being the MVP of the league in 2023 to needing multiple surgeries on his left knee. He went from being the quintessence of dominance on both ends of the court to looking like a shell of himself.

How does the national media feel about these Sixers with more than three months of the regular season complete?

Amid years of missed games due to knee surgery, an orbital fracture in his face and constant strife from fans, the 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid is proving the world wrong. After early-season precautions to recover from last April’s knee surgery,