Tag: Philadelphia 76ers
Think the big man in dead in today’s NBA? Lang Greene says to guess again.
76ers forward Dario Saric will not play Tuesday against Brooklyn due to cellulitis in his right elbow. Saric got the cellulitis after he got cut diving for a loose ball last Wednesday against the Knicks, sources said. It got infected over the last few days and Saric was reciving treatment Monday intravenously. He will be […]
Joel Embiid is recovering from surgery, but home court hopes for the Philadelphia 76ers were not lost on the operating table.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid underwent surgery to repair an orbital bone fracture around his left eye and, according to league sources, could return early in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Embiid could return in as soon as two weeks, sources said, based upon his recovery process. Doctors will evaluate his ability to return, and […]
Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said Friday that he doesn’t have any sense of how long Joel Embiid will be out with an orbital fracture around his left eye. Embiid will have surgery after the swelling goes down, Brown said. The All-Star center also has a concussion; he suffered both injuries during an on-court collision […]
With the season winding down and the playoffs taking shape, things are starting to get tight in the NBA. Spencer Davies looks at his six DPOY candidates.
Almost every team bound for the playoffs has been impacted by injuries this season.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid suffered an orbital fracture that will require surgery and he also has a concussion, the Sixers said Thursday. Surgery to address the orbital fracture in his left eye will be performed in the coming days, the team said. Source: ESPN
76ers center Joel Embiid left in the second quarter of Wednesday’s game against the New York Knicks after a nasty collision with teammate Markelle Fultz. Embiid was ruled out for the rest of the Sixers’ 118-101 victory with a facial contusion. While the 76ers initially said the All-Star center went through concussion protocol but did not have a concussion, they said after the […]
Philadelphia clinched their first playoff berth since 2012, but here’s why you shouldn’t trust their playoff process.
