Sixers’ Joel Embiid will need surgery after the season due to a ligament tear in his right thumb, according to a new report.
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid will need to have surgery after the season due to a ligament tear in his right thumb, according to a new report from ESPN. The Sixers’ MVP candidate had an MRI in Philadelphia on Sunday and it confirmed what the team thought.
Joel Embiid will require surgery to address the ligament tear in his right thumb, but that procedure will wait until after the Sixers' season, sources tell ESPN.Philly Fire Chief Adam Thiel Gets Emotional After 4 People, Including 3 Children, Killed In House Fire: 'Philadelphia Has Fire Problem' Embiid suffered the injury at some point during Game 3 against Toronto before he hit game-winning shot in overtime. The ligament tear is the latest injury he will have to play through during the postseason.
Ironically, in the NBA bubble early in the pandemic, Embiid was fully healthy but the Sixers, who were without Ben Simmons due to an injury, were swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.
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