Joel Embiid has screws inserted into foot during surgery

[Sportsguy9695]

Joel Embiid, one of the top prospects in this year's NBA draft, had two screws inserted into his foot during surgery Friday morning.

Embiid's agent, Arn Tellem, revealed in a statement that the former Kansas star underwent the procedure at Southern California Orthopedic Institute.

The surgeon, Dr. Richard Ferkel, said that Embiid "tolerated the surgery without difficulty" and claimed that the 7-foot center should "be able to return to NBA basketball."

"Two screws were inserted into the navicular bone in Joel Embiid's right foot," Ferkel said in the statement released by Tellem. "The surgery went very well and I'm confident that after appropriate healing he will be able to return to NBA Basketball. Joel tolerated the surgery without difficulty and will begin his rehabilitation in the near future."

Embiid is not attending Thursday's NBA draft because he can't fly for 10 days to two weeks post-surgery, Tellem told ESPN.com's Andy Katz on Thursday. He was projected by many to be the first pick prior to the announcement of the surgery.

Source: ESPN

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Whoever drafts Embiid should sit him the whole season to get as healthy as possible Not to mention he's very raw aswell...

 

[LogicMan]

gotta feel for the kid. getting taken 5th or 6th vs #1 is going to cost him millions

 

[Pariah]

Yao Ming 2.0

 

[Davis_Mike]

This means he would be out till after the allstar break. And that would be the optimistic recovery date. To add to that, he won't be fully recovered from effects of his injury till the 15/16 season. This is also a red flag for team.