Joel Embiid's Updated Weight Revealed in New NBA Rumors Since LeBron James' Arrival to 76ers

It hasn't been much of a secret that Joel Embiid showed up to the Philadelphia 76ers' training camp looking far slimmer than in years past after finally being healthy enough in the offseason to focus on training and conditioning rather than injury rehab.

On Monday, ESPN's Ramona Shelburne offered more details on the superstar center's physical transformation.

"I've been hearing Embiid's getting to the gym early, he's down to his rookie weight, this is a new Joel," she said on NBA Today. "Everybody's trying to kind of earn LeBron James' approval and respect. I think there's an interesting quality to this now in Philly. I saw this here in Los Angeles in 2020, when Anthony Davis and James first got together for that full season, they won a championship. Davis was like trying to impress LeBron. Like, he played every game, There was a tide lift amongst the stars too with the James' effect. That's what I've been hearing out of Philly so far is this sort of, LeBron is one of the greatest of all time, if not the greatest, and everybody kind of wants his approval."

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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