There were near-immediate social media concerns from 76ers fans who watched Embiid struggle to jump and move and were worried about the long-term health of his knees. Embiid made just 1-of-9 field goal attempts in the season opener. He put up just four points to go with six rebounds, two assists and a block.

"I know Philly fans are passionate," Edgecombe said, "so I’m expecting every game to be like that, if I had a good game or not, I was expecting it to be like that."