Your tinfoil hat wearing impulses are correct! There is a media coverup going on. He pulled a Monta Ellis and hurt himself doing something stupid, some sort of dirtbike or bmx, or ATV, he's really into that stuff and it seems the 76ers are gonna turn the other cheek.. it also plays in to their trust the process merchandising ********..
It seems that they want to gradually have him move his shooting release up, the pronounced hitch in his wrist, thats what ever, it's the release point that anyone with an eye for this stuff, looks super suspect. My 2 cents is the 76ers are having him raise the release point gradually.. they've ogt him working in VR with the proper release point apparently..