Following Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse's encouraging update on Joel Embiid ahead of the upcoming season, associates of teammates and former staff members have come forward to describe a toxic work environment. Embiid is entering his 10th season with the 76ers, where some staffers say it hasn't been an easy place to be, especially surrounding the seven-time All-Star and his health updates.

Embiid's private nature doesn't help, including news about his health , staffers said, per The Ringer's Howard Beck.

“The organization was built around one guy who doesn’t trust anyone and mostly keeps to himself,” one former Sixers staffer said. When that one guy is putting up Wilt-like numbers, it can work. Not so much when he’s playing in just 19 games—a career low—and, in those ra

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