Joel Embiid picks up another injury, set to undergo MRI / News - Basketnews.com

Embiid got tangled up with Jonathan Kuminga while going for a loose ball in the fourth quarter. He left the game with 4:04 left on the clock. Head coach Nick Nurse said it was a different injury from the one that had kept the player sidelined earlier. Embiid will undergo an MRI.

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After first missing the game against the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers, Joel Embiid left the match against the Golden State Warriors early.

Points this season

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After the contest, the Philadelphia 76ers' head coach, Nick Nurse, said it was a different injury this time, unrelated to the one that has recently kept the player sidelined.

Embiid will undergo an MRI to determine the extent of the injury, Kendra Andrews from ESPN reports.

The 29-year-old picked up the injury while going for a loose ball with Jonathan Kuminga with 4:04 remaining in the fourth quarter. Following the episode, Embiid left the game, grabbing his left knee.

The 76ers star center can only miss five more games this season in order to meet the 65-games-played criteria to become an MVP or be elected into an All-NBA team.

Embiid is averaging 36 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game.

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