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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid could be out for a lot longer than just this weekend. The reigning MVP has been diagnosed with a meniscus injury in his left knee and will be out through at least the weekend while the Sixers figure out a treatment plan, the team announced Thursday.
The Sixers' full statement
"An MRI following Wednesday’s game (sic) and further evaluation over the last 24 hours revealed an injury to the lateral meniscus in Embiid’s left knee. Embiid, in consultation with the 76ers medical staff and several leading specialists, will be OUT through the weekend while a treatment plan is finalized. Updates will be provided as appropriate."
Embiid sustained the injury during Tuesday's game against the Golden State Warriors. He dove for a ball after being stripped on offense and was still on the court when Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga landed on his left leg, causing it to bend awkwardly.
Embiid was in clear pain after the play, grabbing at his knee on the court and eventually limping to the locker room.
With the Sixers are still holding their breath Thursday, the team announced that Embiid would miss that day's game while having his knee evaluated.
Embiid had missed two games in the previous week due to soreness in the same knee. The Sixers lost both, including a 26-point drubbing at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. The team is on a four-game losing streak overall, and this news will obviously not help their spirits.
It remains unclear how much time Embiid will have to miss. A minor meniscus injury will usually cause a player to miss multiple weeks, but a major one requiring surgery would likely end Embiid's season. The former would obviously be preferable for the Sixers, who currently sit fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 29-17 record and will likely be in the mix when the NBA playoffs begin in 2 1/2 months.
Either way, the injury will almost certainly knock Embiid out of the race to defend his MVP award. While he currently leads the NBA in scoring, at 35.3 points per game, Embiid has missed 12 games this season, so the most games he can play in after this weekend is 68.
The NBA's new rules, designed to discourage load management, require a player to play in at least 20 minutes in at least 65 games to be eligible for awards. Embiid was considered a top candidate for MVP this season alongside Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, but he now seems all but out of the running.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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