76ers center Joel Embiid has no timetable to return following knee surgery
Associated PressPHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid is out at least four weeks — presumably much, much longer — following surgery Tuesday to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee. The 76ers did not release any kind of timetable Tuesday on Embiid’s return, saying only that the two-time NBA scoring champion — and still this season’s leader at 35.3 points — will be evaluated in four weeks. That game marked Embiid’s return to action after an issue with his left knee prevented him from playing in a Jan. 27 game at Denver — scrapping a highly anticipated matchup with two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. I’m always trying to petition to come back sooner than I probably should.” The 65-game rule is part of the new collective bargaining agreement that went into effect last summer and determines whether players are eligible for things such as the MVP award, an All-NBA Team, Defensive Player of the Year, an All-Defensive Team or Most Improved Player.