Fast forward a few months and the team is mired in a 2-12 start that's featured major injury problems and both internal and external drama.  Most recently, star big man Joel Embiid, who was suspended for three games after an altercation with a reporter in the locker room earlier this month,

Embiid was severely reprimanded by teammate Tyrese Maxey at a team meeting Monday night in which Maxey “challenged Embiid to be on time to team activities, calling out the 2022-23 league MVP about being late for everything,” Shams Charania reported Tuesday.