Joel Embiid out indefinitely due to appendicitis

The Philadelphia 76ers are now likely to play the NBA play-in tournament without star big man Joel Embiid. Hours before Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets, it was reported that Embiid underwent an emergency appendectomy as he was diagnosed with appendicitis.

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