Joel Embiid, considered the front-runner to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft, has suffered a foot injury, his mentor confirmed to ESPN.com. Luc Mbah a Moute, who is overseas, was not certain as to the extent of the injury. It also is unclear as to which foot was injured. "I just heard he got hurt," Mbah a Moute said. "He may have broken it," one source told ESPN. Attempts to reach both Embiid and his agent, Arn Tellem, were immediately unsuccessful. Embiid, a 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. Read more http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/11107087/joel-embiid-suffers-foot-injury-prior-nba-draft
Joel Embiid to miss 4-6 months Joel Embiid, one of the top prospects for next week's NBA draft, had two screws inserted into his foot during surgery Friday morning, and a source told ESPN.com's Andy Katz that he will need four to six months to fully recover. Embiid's agent, Arn Tellem, said in a statement that the former Kansas star underwent the procedure at Southern California Orthopedic Institute. The surgeon, Dr. Richard Ferkel, said that Embiid "tolerated the surgery without difficulty" and claimed that the 7-foot center should "be able to return to NBA basketball." "Two screws were inserted into the navicular bone in Joel Embiid's right foot," Ferkel said in the statement released by Tellem. "The surgery went very well and I'm confident that after appropriate healing he will be able to return to NBA Basketball. Joel tolerated the surgery without difficulty and will begin his rehabilitation in the near future." Read more http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/st...raft-joel-embiid-screws-inserted-foot-surgery
