T he Philadelphia 76ers are at a crossroads with their franchise cornerstone, Joel Embiid. The reigning 2023 MVP has once again been sidelined due to injury, and his long-term hea

A matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks won’t include the star center Joel Embiid on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Accordin

Embiid was ruled out with left knee management, though the more apt euphemistic noun was probably “exploration,” the 76ers testing the knee and trying to divine a way forward. According to reports, that direction might include another surgical procedure to clean up last February’s left meniscus repair, something Embiid hinted at this month.