Joel Embiid’s return to the NBA court could be close. After undergoing meniscus surgery on his left knee in early February, the Philadelphia 76ers star said he is recovering well and predicted he will be back before the end of the regular season in mid-April.
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“That’s the plan. Obviously everything has to go right, as far as getting healthy and being as close as I should be. But yeah, that’s the plan,” the 29-year-old said.
As a result, on January 30th, four minutes before the end of the match, Jonathan Kuminga, from the Golden State Warriors, fell on the pivot’s left knee, who had to go straight to the locker room.
Before facing the Warriors, Embiid had missed two games precisely because of knee pain. However, according to the Sixers, the two injuries are not related.
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Embiid was one of the main names in the season’s MVP race and was absent from the All-Star Game.
The injury occurred just days after the Cameroonian scored his career-best 70 points against the San Antonio Spurs. He averaged 35.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.
“That’s why it was extremely disappointing, because I was doing well and I felt like I was nowhere near where I wanted to be, body-wise and basketball-wise, because I wasn’t at my best, so I felt like there was still another level I could reach. could come. It was very disappointing. But I was having fun, playing, getting a lot of wins, dominating,” Embiid said.
Cameroonian by birth, Embiid gained American citizenship and is tipped to defend the United States at the Paris Olympics. He believes that the knee injury will not take him out of the Games in July.
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