Joel Embiid

Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee next week, Afrosport reports. Embiid was ruled out of the season in February, and the proposed surgery follows the Sixers’ plan to get the Cameroon-born star ready for the next season. Philadelphia, meanwhile, revealed that additional information on Embiid will be provided after the knee surgery. The 2022-23 league Most Valuable Player has...

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid on Friday was fined by the NBA for making “obscene gestures on the playing court” during their 118-114 win over the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, Afrosport reports. The sanction, which was announced by Joe Dumars, NBA Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, follows the incident that occurred during the first half at TD Garden in Boston. The following...

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is expected to be out for at least a week after sustaining a nasal fracture, the team announced on Monday. Embiid, the 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player, caught a forearm and elbow to the face while jostling for a rebound late in the first half of the Sixers’ 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers last Friday. The Sixers say Joel Embiid...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid for three games for pushing a journalist, Afrosport reports. The Olympic gold medallist and 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player has been sanctioned for shoving a "member of the media" after a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist wrote an article criticising his fitness and professionalism while also mentioning his son and late brother. The incident happened in...

The Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday were fined $100,000 by the NBA for tor the franchises public statement on the health status of center Joel Embiid, Afrosport reports. The league confirmed that Embiid is dealing with a “left knee condition” that is currently preventing him from playing but comments from Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and head coach Nick Nurse were inconsistent with the nature...