The worst fears of Philadelphia 76ers con Joel Embiid have been fulfilled. According to The Athletic and ESPN, the Cameroonian will undergo surgery in the coming days to treat his meniscus injury and is expected to be sidelined for a significant amount of time.
However, not everything is yet completely lost for Philly, as they are not closing the door on him being able to play again this season, although the recovery time will be known with more certainty once Embiid undergoes surgery. What is already certain is that the MVP reigning will not be able to aspire to revalidate the precious award, since it will not be able to reach the minimum of 65 parties required to qualify for the prize.
The center who had just had 22 consecutive games with at least 30 points including his 70 against the Spurs, injured his meniscus Tuesday in the game against the Warriors after Jonathan Kuminga fell on his left knee.
It is not the first time that the interior of 29 years He has meniscus problems, since the Cameroonian already had a small tear in his right knee in the 2021 playoffs and had to undergo surgery on the same meniscus that was affected again, the one in his left knee, at the end of the 2016-2017 campaign.
The Sixers fear they won’t even be able to be in the playoffs
The Sixers, hit again by the eternal doom that has accompanied them since the first year of the century – they have not entered the Conference Finals since 2001-, they have gone from dreaming that this could finally be the season to seeing their presence in the postseason threatened.
The Pennsylvania team has been immediately affected by the injury of its star and has only won 1 of the last 6 games. The set of Nick Nurse It is still fifth at 30-18, but the margin over seventh place – the Magic are at 27-23 – is not that wide with still two months of competition ahead. The Sixers long for Joel Embiid.
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2024-02-05 06:15:34
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