What complicates matters is that he is arguably the best player on a 76ers team that hasn't made the. The sixers center is also in the nba's concussion protocol, despite according to a press release from the team, joel embiid has been diagnosed with a concussion in addition to an orbital bone fracture of his left eye.
Joel Embiid injury update: 76ers center sprains shoulder ... from www.si.com
Doctors will evaluate his ability to return and the sixers plan to. Markelle fultz's problematic shoulder crashed into embiid's face during the second quarter of philly's game against the knicks on wednesday night. According to the philadelphia inquirer, which cited an unidentified source, a forceful blow to the 76ers star's orbital bone could permanently damage the sight in his left eye.
Embiid has been diagnosed with a concussion and an orbital fracture.
According to the philadelphia inquirer, which cited an unidentified source, a forceful blow to the 76ers star's orbital bone could permanently damage the sight in his left eye. The sixers center is also in the nba's concussion protocol, despite according to a press release from the team, joel embiid has been diagnosed with a concussion in addition to an orbital bone fracture of his left eye. Philadelphia 76ers c joel embiid sustained a fracture to his left eye orbit on march 28th. What complicates matters is that he is arguably the best player on a 76ers team that hasn't made the. The sixers took care of business thursday afternoon, the sixers announced that embiid did have a concussion but also had an orbital fracture in his left eye, and will have surgery. The 76ers are set to play friday in atlanta and sunday in charlotte. Surgery to address the orbital fracture in his left eye will be performed in the coming days, the team said. Embiid suffered the injury during a collision with markelle fultz on wednesday night. Embiid also suffered a fractured orbital bone in his face, which will require surgery. However, embiid might have suffered a fracture to the orbital bone of his left eye, sources said thursday, adding his eye looked kind of caved. He underwent surgery to repair his orbit and now the debate is on when he should return to play. There's still no official timetable for joel embiid's return to the philadelphia 76ers, but the word surgery is now in the equation for what's been described as an orbital fracture for the forward. Joel embiid's injury spells trouble for any sixers playoff dreams and adds an incredibly frustrating coda to the most thrilling philly season since allen on thursday night the bad news became official: There is no current timetable for his recovery. Embiid has also been placed in the nba's concussion protocol. Joel embiid has an orbital fracture and concussion. Joel embiid could miss two to four weeks due to surgery for an orbital fracture of his left eye.
