Joel Embiid suffers foot injury
Joel Embiid, considered the front-runner to be the No. 1 overall pick in the
NBA draft, has suffered a right foot injury, his agent and his mentor both
confirmed to ESPN.com on Thursday.
"He suffered a foot injury to his right foot, sometime over the last few
days,'' agent Arn Tellem told ESPN's Andy Katz by phone Thursday. "He's
getting evaluations from various doctors and experts in the field. We'll know
more Friday.''
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Joel Embiid averaged 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks this past
season as a freshman at Kansas.
One source told ESPN.com that Embiid "may have broken" his foot, but Tellem
wouldn't speculate on the seriousness of the injury until he had heard back
from doctors. Tellem also said it was unlikely he would be doing any more
workouts before the draft, which is June 26.
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Embiid's mentor, also was not certain as to the
extent of the injury.
"I just heard he got hurt," said Mbah a Moute, who is overseas.
Embiid was scheduled to work out for Milwaukee Bucks, who hold the second
overall pick, later this week.
The 7-foot native of Cameroon was already dealing with health questions
regarding his back, which forced him to miss the Big 12 and NCAA tournament.
He worked out for the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this month