Sixers star Joel Embiid has been discharged from a Houston hospital and is heading again to Philadelphia, with the crew saying Friday there is no such thing as a set timeline for his return to the courtroom.
Embiid underwent emergency surgery Thursday after being recognized with appendicitis. The 76ers stated Embiid’s restoration will likely be managed by crew physicians and his surgeon.
With Embiid out, the 76ers lost 113-102 to the Rockets on Thursday and sit in eighth place within the Eastern Conference with two video games to play (at Pacers on Friday, vs. Bucks on Sunday).
Based on the 76ers’ outcomes and different video games, Philadelphia might nonetheless attain the playoffs because the No. 6 seed or fall as little as No. 10 for the play-in, which begins Tuesday.
Sixers coach Nick Nurse stated Thursday that Embiid felt tremendous in observe Wednesday earlier than his situation modified in a single day.
“It is a tough blow,” Nurse stated. “I think that the biggest thing right now is that Joel comes out of the surgery as best as possible and all that goes well. That’s where most of my thoughts are right now.”
Embiid, 32, is averaging 26.9 factors and seven.7 rebounds in 38 video games this season.
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps contributed to this report.
