An MRI has verified that Sixers All-Star center Joel Embiid has suffered a right thumb ligament tear, per Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer (via Twitter).
Philadelphia head coach Doc Rivers has indicated that Embiid still intends to keep playing through the injury, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN (Twitter link). The MVP finalist himself mentioned that he hoped to keep playing through the injury ahead of the MRI. Ligament damage had been anticipated, based on an initial exam earlier in the week.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that Embiid will need surgery to treat the ligament tear, but noted that the Sixers will hold off on an operation until their current postseason run concludes. The 76ers currently lead the Raptors 3-1 in their first-round matchup.
Embiid, a five-time All-Star and one of the three contenders for MVP honors this season, enjoyed a monumental regular season, averaging 30.6 PPG, 11.7 RPG and 4.2 APG in 68 games, with shooting splits of .499/.371/.814. He is averaging 26 PPG, 11.8 RPG, and 1.8 APG across the first four games of Philadelphia’s first-round series with Toronto.
HoopsRumors tell me the Hawks are going back to the ECF without telling me the Hawks are going back to the ECF.. “Joel Embiid Has Ligament Tear, Will Get Surgery After Playoffs” – HR
Don’t need hoops rumors to tell you that miami finishes the Hawks off in 5 or 6
5 or 6 or 7 or ditch that username & start fresh as TacoDog4884
Naw, while tacodog would be cool, it just not the same as tacocat.
You must have missed when HoopsRumors told you Capela is out for the series – maybe next year :)
Yea I definitely missed that
@Sankara
You frequently tell people on these threads that they don’t understand basketball yet you don’t recognize that Miami is better than the Hawks in all facets of the game.
Next update : he’s fine no surgery needed
It dont work like that, he’s not 1 of the X-Men
Nobody is; they are fake.
How old are you?
Torn Ligament In The Thumb:
A torn ligament in the thumb can be painful and an annoyance in everyday life. The technical term for a torn ligament in the thumb is an ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury of the thumb. A torn ligament in the thumb can temporarily cause your hand to lose the ability to pinch and grasp objects. When there is a complete tear in the ligaments of the thumb, the metacarpophalangeal joint, or MCP joint is affected. This joint becomes weak and unstable, which causes the thumb to bend backwards.
Some of the symptoms that accompany a torn ligament in the thumb are:
– Pain
– Swelling
– Bruising
– Weakness
– Difficulty grasping objects
– Thumb can bend backwards
– Unstable thumb
That doesn’t sound good for a basketball player…
Shooting hand too.
So, you are saying Nik Vucevich has a torn ligament in his thumb? He cannot seem to grasp rebounds or passes in the paint, figured there must be some explanation.
Embiid embodies the Philly spirit. Rub some dirt on it and get back to work. This is why the City loves the guy.
Same with his former teammate Ben S.
Injuries are ostensibly stochastic phenomena but …. Embiid seems to have some kind of hindrance every postseason.
In theory this is why they got Harden, but Beard is struggling to blow by Malachi Flynn these days. Miami in 5 next round.
One could also argue that the karma of trading for quitter Harden is what caused the injury. Or, perhaps, it was the karma associated with having pushed out a guy who has mental health issues and was the perfect teammate.
Kidding, obviously. Dude just has bad luck.
Harden is playing 38 a night and looks like a genius for getting the hell out of Brooklyn.
Miami hasn’t gotten past their first round friend, lets not be counting our votes before the election is over.
Barring a 20 pt Q4 come back right now I would say the ballot box is done.
Another Flynn critic
Soon it will be his knees… he always gets hurt in postseason.