Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent successful surgery on Thursday afternoon in Houston. Embiid has appeared in 38 games this season, averaging 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 31.6 minutes. Embiid has a PER of 24.5. NBA players have roughly needed two to three weeks to recover from an appendectomy before returning to game action.
Philadelphia 76ers received a positive update on Joel Embiid after the star center underwent a successful appendectomy, though his timeline to return remains uncertain. According to Austin Krell of Sixers On SI, Embiid was discharged from the hospital Friday and is heading back to Philadelphia as he begins the next phase of his recovery. The […] The post 76ers star Joel Embiid receives update after successful appendectomy appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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