MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid acknowledged Sunday he may have to undergo another surgery on the left knee that has bothered him the last year if it isn鈥檛 feeling any better by the end of the season.
During the telecast of the 76ers鈥� to the Milwaukee Bucks, ABC reported that Embiid said he believes his knee would likely require another surgery and long recovery period. The wasn鈥檛 as definitive about it when talking to reporters after the game, but indicated offseason surgery could at least be a possibility.
鈥淚 think the straightforward answer is that when you鈥檝e got something that鈥檚 inconsistent, at some point, you鈥檝e got to do something about it,鈥� Embiid said. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 know what it is. We鈥檙e looking into every option.鈥�
Tuesday after missing 15 games because of his knee problem. He has averaged 26.3 points, 10 rebounds and 7.3 assists in the three games he has played over the last week.
He played just 39 games last season due to a torn meniscus in his left knee. The 76ers announced in early February of that season that he had Embiid came back in early April, was part of the 76ers鈥� and then won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic team last summer.
Embiid acknowledged after Sunday鈥檚 game that he didn鈥檛 have enough time after undergoing surgery last year.
鈥淎t some point I probably need to just, especially when the summer comes around, these few months to just recover fully,鈥� Embiid said. 鈥淟ike I said, don鈥檛 know what it is, but if that keeps being the same pattern, then obviously you鈥檝e got to try something else.鈥�
Embiid, 30, has averaged 24.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 15 games this season.
鈥淓very day, take it day by day,鈥� Embiid said. 鈥淚f it gets worse, then you鈥檝e got to do something about it. If it鈥檚 not consistent enough, then that鈥檚 not good enough.鈥�
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Steve Megargee, The Associated Press
