Sixers Center Joel Embiid Has A Sprained LCL In His Knee
It came as a bit of a surprise on Friday when news came out that Sixers MVP, and league MVP favorite Joel Embiid was out for game 4 against Brooklyn with an apparent knee injury. It was a surprise considering how Embiid ended game 3, looking spry and bouncy as he blocked a huge shot.
A lot of Sixers fans figured that the “injury” was nothing more than resting the center in a 3-0 series lead. But apparently its much more than just trying to protect an asset that has been riddled with injuries in just about every playoff series hes played in. According to Ramonda Shelburn of ESPN, Joel Embiid is going to be playing with a sprained LCL in his right knee. A report that NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark confirmed.
This gives a clearer picture as to why Doc Rivers said Embiid was “probably 50% at best” to play game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Sixers will likely play the Boston Celtics with the Series reportedly to begin on Saturday. If that would be the case it would mean Embiid would go 9 days between games. Embiid will likely be playing the second round series with a brace on his knee.
Its another year, and another Joel Embiid injury that Sixers fans now need to sweat out. But hey! Go Sixers!
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It is that time of the year! NFL (mock) draft season! The draft will go down April 27th-29th LIVE from Kansas City Missouri. The three day event should see Howie Roseman and the Eagles be very active as the team has two first round picks (pick 10 and pick 30) but hold only 5 picks total. Howie could trade down to recoup some picks. He could trade up to grab a player he targeted. He could trade a first round pick for a current stud player who is in a contract battle with his current team, like he did last year with AJ Brown.
The beauty of Howie Roseman is he works in the shadows. Last season no one saw him snagging AJ Brown for one of the team’s first round picks. But he did. He was able to get Brown, and pay him. Something the Titans were not willing to do. They then used the pick they got from the Eagles to draft Treylon Burks. A player who scouts said “Could be AJ Brown.” AJ Brown proceeded to have the best season of any wide receiver to wear an Eagles uniform.
So what about this season?
Our own NFL Draft expert Jamie “The Bro” Lynch is BACK! He is in “the lab” (as the kids say) and has been crunching the numbers. Making phone calls. Watching the tape. Jamie will give you a mock of the top 10 picks, ending with the Eagles drafting 10th overall. “I cant do picks 1-30….I don’t have the stamina,” Jamie told us. “Low motor.”
We kicked it off 3 weeks ago with Jamie Lynch’s Mock Draft 2.0, because I just forgot to include the 1.0. We then improved on it with Mock Draft 3.0. And last week Jamie debuted his Mock Draft 4.0. And Believe it or not, I think we’ve improved on THAT with this weeks 4.0. Make sure to tweet Jamie your thoughts about his picks on twitter @JeLynchJr
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