Luckily for the Sixers, Joel Embiid had a light night in his return after missing the last three games with what the team described as left foot soreness.
Sure, Embiid poured in 36 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and swatted two shots ... but he needed less than 24 minutes to accomplish that stat line in the Sixers’ blowout win over the lowly and decimated Pistons Tuesday.
Embiid said he felt “better than expected” postgame. How is he able to miss time and come back as dominant as ever?
“It’s been like that my whole career,” Embiid said.