NBA's Embiid to undergo left knee procedure: reports

English Woman's Journal - NBA's Embiid to undergo left knee procedure: reports

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NBA's Embiid to undergo left knee procedure: reports / Photo: ANDY LYONS - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid will undergo a left knee procedure to repair an injury and could face an extended absence, according to multiple reports on Sunday.

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The Athletic and ESPN, citing unnamed sources, reported that the Cameroonian star center for the Philadelphia 76ers would undergo surgery to repair a displaced flap of his lateral meniscus.

While the reports said a timeline for his return is not certain, there would be a better sense of how long he will miss following the procedure in the coming week.

ESPN said it was not necessarily a season-ending injury but more would be known after the operation.

Embiid, the NBA scoring leader with 35.3 points a game, suffered the injury last Tuesday in a loss to Golden State when the Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga fell on his left leg as they scrambled for a loose ball.

Embiid, who also has 11.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists a game this season, had missed two prior games with soreness in the same knee.

At 30-18, the Sixers are fifth in the Eastern Conference, a game behind fourth-place New York and seven adrift of conference leader Boston.

K.Marshall--EWJ

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English Woman's Journal - NBA's Embiid to undergo left knee procedure: reports