Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will undergo MRI after knee hyperextension

Joel Embiid, center of the Philadelphia 76ers superstar, will undergo an MRI after hyperextended his left knee in Friday night’s 127-101 victory over the Washington Wizards, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski, d ‘ESPN.

Embiid was in the middle of the last dominant performance of his MVP caliber season, scoring 23 points in the 8-on-11 throw with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 20 minutes, when he caught a pass from Tobias. Harris flew to the court to give Philadelphia an 80-60 lead with 6 minutes left, 20 seconds left in the third quarter.

But as Embiid went to the ground after the sinking, all of his body weight landed on his left leg, causing hyperextension, causing him to fall to the ground in tremendous pain.

After remaining a few minutes low, Embiid finally got up and marched under his own power, albeit with a rather pronounced lameness, as he returned directly to the visitors’ locker room in Washington’s One Arena capital.

Embiid is expected to undergo MRI once the team travels back to Philadelphia, sources said.

Embiid had a similar fear situation last month when he hyperextended his right knee in an awkward fall against the Portland Trail Blazers after blocking an Enes Kanter roster. In that game, Embiid came back a few minutes later and dominated, scoring 31 points in the first half in a clash that eventually lost Philadelphia.

Philadelphia recaptured Embiid Friday night after he and Ben Simmons missed Thursday’s victory in Chicago against the Bulls, as well as Sunday’s All-Star Game in Atlanta, due to contact tracking from a visited barber. by the two stars before heading to Atlanta.

Simmons stayed out Friday, but was expected to return (assuming he didn’t have a positive test for COVID-19 before) for Sunday’s game in Philadelphia against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Sixers held on to the Eastern Conference summit with Friday’s win, advancing a full game ahead of second-placed Brooklyn Nets.