Twitter: Scott O'Neil Defends Sixers' Statement On Embiid
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- In a statement released by the Sixers on July 11th, the team announced that Joel Embiid had experienced "less healing than anticipated" in the navicular bone in his right foot.
Furthermore, the Sixers announced they would proceed with a "bone graft of the fracture site" and Embiid would miss the upcoming season.
On Monday, Bob Cooney reported that Joel Embiid's foot was rebroken, and many interpreted that to mean the Sixers hid information. While the team has not yet addressed the report, CEO Scott O'Neil took to Twitter to defend the Sixers' stance.
We prev stated fracture site didn't fully heal & decision made 4 Jo 2 undergo season-ending bone graft procedure. https://t.co/aBkYB7nnIS
— Scott O'Neil (@ScottONeil) July 21, 2015
long-term health is top priority always will b releases use proper medical terms which might not be clear enuf https://t.co/mJpHwrwUvm
— Scott O'Neil (@ScottONeil) July 21, 2015
might b guilty of spending more time n focus on Jo n right decision than explaining med terms but truth in releases https://t.co/isd1313ZJw
— Scott O'Neil (@ScottONeil) July 21, 2015
Me too. All focus, attention and resources appropriately spent there. https://t.co/v4NamyLGoI
— Scott O'Neil (@ScottONeil) July 21, 2015