Joel Embiid was shocked like the rest of Phillies fans by Tuesday’s walk-off loss
Embiid has been quiet on social media since his surgery in April. He posted on X after Tuesday night’s game, but he deleted his reaction shortly after.
Sixers center Joel Embiid appeared to have broken his social media silence Tuesday night.
But then, almost immediately, he deleted the posts.
Following the Phillies’ improbable 4-3 walk-off loss to the San Francisco Giants on an inside-the-park home run, Embiid — who hasn’t posted a non-sponsored and collaborative Instagram post since February, nor tweeted since March — posted on X twice in 15 minutes reacting to Tuesday’s game.
Embiid has been quiet this offseason after having knee surgery in April. He played in a career-low 19 games in the 2024-25 season and was ruled out for the remainder of the year in late February.
“He’s very engaged, attacking rehab,” Sixers president Daryl Morey said about Embiid in late June.
He may be getting more active off the court as well, as he made an appearance at the Philly Goat Project on June 27.
The Giants’ Patrick Bailey is the first to hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run when trailing by multiple runs since 1989 when Bob Dernier of the Phillies did it against the Giants.
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Embiid wasn’t the only one who couldn’t believe what happened Tuesday ...
Even broadcasters Ruben Amaro Jr. and Tom McCarthy were shocked.
With the trade deadline approaching, the Phillies know they need to make some changes. Fans agree, and Tuesday night made it apparent.