FEBRUARY 5•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Joel Embiid Injury Update: Sixers Star to Have 'Corrective Procedure'The Sixers have an update on Joel Embiid.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid set for procedure to fix lateral meniscus in left knee
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will undergo an unspecified procedure this week to correct the injury to the lateral meniscus in his left kneeFEBRUARY 5•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joel Embiid - Requires surgeryAdrian Wojnarowski of ESPN announced Sunday that Embiid will undergo surgery this week to repair a left meniscus injury.
ImpactEmbiid aggravated his knee injury during Tuesday's loss to the Warriors and has been diagnosed with a displaced flap in his left meniscus. After evaluating treatment options, the team's medical staff has determined that he'll require a procedure. A timetable for his return isn't expected to be revealed until after the surgery, but he's expected to miss extended time and should be considered out indefinitely.
FEBRUARY 5•ROTOWIRE
Earl "The Twirl" Cureton, NBA champion with the 1982-83 Sixers, dies at 66 - The Boston GlobeCureton, who served as a community ambassador for the Detroit Pistons for the last 10 years, passed away “unexpectedly” on Sunday morning. H...
FEBRUARY 5•BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Mavs Injury Updates: Luka Doncic Questionable vs. 76ers; Kyrie Irving Set for Return?The Mavs’ injury report submitted before facing the 76ers on Monday night is headlined by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, among other players.
FEBRUARY 4•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Sixers' Tyrese Maxey Will Reunite With Doc Rivers for All-Star GameTyrese Maxey’s first All-Star game will feature Doc Rivers as the head coach.
FEBRUARY 4•SACBEE.COM
Dennis Smith Jr. - Listed as probableSmith is probable for Monday's game against Golden State, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports.
ImpactSmith missed Saturday's blowout win over Philadelphia but should return to action Monday. However, he's played 20-plus minutes just once over his last eight appearances, averaging 6.9 points, 3.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals during that stretch.
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