SAD NEWS : The 76ers’ NBA Title odds are lowered by Joel Embiid’s injury news.

The news on Joel Embiid’s injury worsened on Sunday. The Philadelphia 76ers center is likely to miss “an extended period of time” while he recovers from surgery to repair a meniscus damage to his left knee, though no time frame was specified, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Breaking: Joel Embiid, the MVP-winning player for the 76ers, will have surgery this week to fix a meniscus issue on his left side, a team official tells ESPN. After the treatment, a recovery timeline is anticipated, however it is anticipated that he would miss a significant amount of time.

Embiid sustained a misplaced flap of the meniscus in his left knee, a form of meniscus rupture, against the Golden State Warriors, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic on Saturday. Embiid was hoping to treat the injury with rest.

However, this most recent injury was not unique. After missing the previous two games due to knee pain, including a Saturday night game against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets, Embiid made a comeback to the floor on Tuesday.

The timing and opponent of his absence, which was made public shortly before tipoff and sparked outrage, resulted in the 76ers being fined $75,000 by the NBA for “failing to include Joel Embiid on the team’s injury report in an accurate and timely manner.”

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