Joel Embiid not certain to need season-ending surgery
Philadelphia insists that it isn’t pulling any cord out of its plug just yet. It still views Embiid as its franchise cornerstone. Season-ending surgery isn’t necessarily the destined outcome for Joel Embiid either, sources said. As insane as it sounds, despite a miserable record of just 20-38, Philadelphia awoke Thursday just 2 1/2 games out of the No. 10 seed in the East that secures a berth in the league’s Play-In Tournament.Source: marcstein.substack.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
From Nick Nurse pregame:
Eric Gordon had successful wrist surgery today.
Anticipating updates on Joel Embiid (left knee) and Guerschon Yabusele (eyes) in the next couple of days.
Justin Edwards’ minutes will be capped somewhere around the mid-20s in his (expected) return. – 5:39 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Sixers coach Nick Nurse said Eric Gordon had surgery today and that it went well, and there will be an update on his status in the coming days, and that an update is likely coming on the next steps for Joel Embiid in the next couple days, as well. – 5:32 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Nick Nurse expects an update on Joel Embiid in the next couple days. – 5:32 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Bol Bol as a starter:
More PPG than
— Jimmy
— Kawhi
— Mobley
— Bam
— Haliburton
— Bane
— George
More RPG than
— Embiid
— Gafford
— Luka
— Chet
— Adams
— LeBron
— Edey
More BPG than
— AD
— Kessler
— Jaren
— Lopez
— Mobley
— Kristaps
— Gobert pic.x.com/QaO1idDkqt – 12:02 PM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
new @bballilluminati just dropped. 🪬 Surgeon General @InStreetClothes shares the truth on NBA injuries (Embiid, Wemby and more): pic.x.com/PvS21kMl85 – 7:53 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Joel Embiid could undergo radical knee procedures sportando.basketball/en/joel-embiid… – 3:57 AM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Unsurprisingly, Joel Embiid will not play at Madison Square Garden tomorrow. Neither will Guerschon Yabusele, Kyle Lowry or Eric Gordon.
Speaking of Gordon, the veteran sharpshooter is headed for surgery, per the Sixers. No timeline offered on him yet.
phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an… – 5:36 PM
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
Sixers’ injury report for tomorrow against NYK:
Embiid, Gordon, Lowry, McCain still out.
Guerschon Yabusele is out w/a “right eye abrasion” listing.
Justin Edwards (left ankle sprain) and Quentin Grimes (right knee soreness) are probable. – 5:36 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Joel Embiid is OUT for tomorrow’s game vs the Knicks. – 5:30 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow’s game @ NYK:
Joel Embiid — left knee injury management — OUT
Guerschon Yabusele — eye — OUT
Justin Edwards — ankle — PROBABLE
Quentin Grimes — knee — PROBABLE
Kyle Lowry — hip — OUT
Eric Gordon — wrist — OUT – 5:30 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
When hockey guy starts doing a lot with the NBA, it’s time to bring @bomani_jones in! We talk that, the Lakers promising present, and Joel Embiid!
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📺: youtu.be/L5RpEokSLag pic.x.com/K7gGJC0dKc – 7:10 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
New @OnPattison story – despite the latest injury news about Joel Embiid, Nick Nurse is insistent that the team is not prepared to rule him out for the season yet:
onpattison.com/news/2025/feb/… – 6:29 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Nick Nurse said Joel Embiid both had imaging done today and will have further testing done tonight and tomorrow. After that, he and the team will then get together and decide what the next steps will be. – 5:20 PM
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
Nick Nurse: Joel Embiid has further testing on his knee set for today and tomorrow. Should have more clarity after that. – 5:20 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Nick Nurse says Joel Embiid had testing today and there’s still further testing going on over the next few days and then they’ll go from there. – 5:19 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Nurse on Embiid: “He did have some testing earlier today that ruled him out of tonight’s game”
Says he is still in the process of undergoing testing as we speak to make a determination moving forward – 5:19 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Nick Nurse says Joel Embiid had testing done on his left knee today which ruled him out for tonight. Still further testing to be taken today and tomorrow. – 5:19 PM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sixers center Joel Embiid will miss tonight’s game with left knee management. – 4:27 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
The Sixers confirm Joel Embiid is OUT tonight due to left knee injury management. – 4:12 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Joel Embiid is out tonight, Sixers confirm. – 4:12 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
For the afternoon crowd:
Joel Embiid’s knee hasn’t gotten better as the team has administered lower-risk treatments this season. Now, more experimental procedures are potentially on the table.
An inside look at what the future might hold @PHLY_Sports
allphly.com/joel-embiid-su… pic.x.com/pSUSKyPd6h – 3:48 PM
John Gonzalez @JohnGonzalez
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More on this storyline
Once upon a time, Philly presumably could have extracted every draft pick that New York possessed before it splurged on trades for Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. The Knicks were always the rival threat, sources said, that Sixers officials knew was waiting to pounce if Joel Embiid ever reached the trade market. -via marcstein.substack.com / February 27, 2025
NBA Central: Joel Embiid reportedly has to regularly receive injections in his left knee just to play 😳, per @ShamsCharania -via x.com / February 27, 2025
Tim Bontemps: Sixers coach Nick Nurse said Eric Gordon had surgery today and that it went well, and there will be an update on his status in the coming days, and that an update is likely coming on the next steps for Joel Embiid in the next couple days, as well. -via x.com / February 26, 2025
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