Joel Embiid famously has a long history of injuries and those injuries have prevented him from being all he can be for the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. Because of this, he's being load-managed this season as the Sixers hope against hope that he can be healthy for the playoffs. There's nothing new or unusual about the situation in today's NBA but because Embiid makes a ton of money and hasn't bought himself any credit by doing it when it matters, he's going to remain a punching bag for pundits.
Charles Barkley took his turn on Inside the NBA on Thursday night.
