The Philadelphia 76ers‘ 2021-2022 season officially ended nearly three weeks ago, but superstar center Joel Embiid will now begin his rehab after undergoing surgery in his right thumb.
He also underwent a separate procedure to correct an issue with his left index finger. The injuries occurred during Philadelphia’s win in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series victory over the Toronto Raptors.
The Sixers announced the superstar center will be available for the start of training camp in September. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, the five-time All-Star isn’t expected to need surgery on the facial injury he suffered during the postseason.
The Sixers say Joel Embiid underwent surgery yesterday to repair his sprained right thumb that he injured during the playoffs, and that he also has a procedure done to repair an injury to his left index finger. He’s expected to be ready for training camp. — Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 31, 2022
Embiid led the NBA in scoring during the regular season with a career-high 30.6 points per game — becoming the first center to do so since Shaquille O’Neal in 2000. He finished as the MVP runner-up to Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets for the second straight season.
He ended the regular season with career highs in assists (4.2) and minutes per contest (33.8) and posted 11.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per contest as well. However, the postseason did not go as planned.
The playoff injuries helped stop the 76ers from getting out of the second round for the fourth time in five years. Embiid has yet to make the Conference Finals with the Sixers since he entered the league.
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