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NBA's Embiid to undergo left knee procedure: reports

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:498px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Joel-Embiid.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Joel Embiid (21) of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center on January 22, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <em>Tim Nwachukwu, Getty Images/AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>NEW YORK, United States - 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/2/sixers-fined-for-embiid-injury-report-but-no-nba-policy-violation-832">Sixers fined for Embiid injury report but no NBA policy violation</a></div><p>ESPN said it was not necessarily a season-ending injury but more would be known after the operation.</p><p>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&#x27; Jonathan Kuminga fell on his left leg as they scrambled for a loose ball.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><div><strong>js/sev</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>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.</p>

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.