Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN
Philadelphia 76ers big name Joel Embiid — the reigning league MVP — will go through a process to handle a left meniscus shock within the coming days, the crew introduced on Sunday night time, and the “door isn’t closed” on a go back this season, resources instructed ESPN.
Embiid is anticipated to leave out a longer length of year, however a extra exact timeline isn’t anticipated till medical doctors whole the process, resources stated.
Embiid has had a number of knee accidents in his occupation — each on his left and proper knees — and this comes at a maximum inopportune year for Embiid and the Sixers. The All-Celebrity heart is the NBA in scoring with 35.3 issues a competition and used to be on time to tie Wilt Chamberlain as the one alternative participant to moderate no less than 35 issues, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in an NBA season. He’s additionally the one participant apart from Chamberlain in 1961-1962 to moderate no less than one level in line with negligible performed.
Embiid, 29, overlooked Recreation 5 of the 2021 first-round playoff line vs. the Washington Wizards with a tiny meniscus tear in his proper knee and had season-ending surgical treatment on his left meniscus in 2016-2017 — lacking 37 video games.
Embiid had a streak of 30-plus issues a competition ended on Tuesday in a loss to the Golden State Warriors, a run that used to be the 5th longest in league historical past. Embiid suffered the meniscus shock within the fourth quarter of that competition when Warriors ahead Jonathan Kuminga fell on his knee.
The 76ers have struggled with Embiid out of the lineup just lately, dropping 10 of 14 video games with out him around the season. Philadelphia is 30-18 and entered Sunday night time’s video games 5th within the Japanese Convention. The Sixers are 26-8 with Embiid at the flooring this season.
Embiid will fall neatly trim of the league’s 65-game minimal to earn postseason awards, caught at 34 video games now.
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