Joel Embiid Injury: Updates on Kansas Center's Knee, Back and Return
Updates from Monday, Feb. 17
Benton Smith of KUSports.com has the latest on Joel Embiid's status:
Updates from Saturday, Feb. 15
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Matt Taitย of theย Lawrence Journal-Worldย reports the latest on Embiid:
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The fact that superstar freshman Joel Embiid only played 18 minutes in Kansasโ recent overtime loss to Kansas State was a major reason why the Jayhawks came up short against their rivals, and the news gets worse.ย
Matt Tait of the Lawrence Journal-Worldย points out that the NBA prospect will miss at least the next game against TCU:
Kansas basketball confirmed the report and added his expected return:
Embiid has been dealing with issues in both his back and knee, which have limited his effectiveness, as coach Bill Self relayed to Jesse Newell of The Topeka Capital-Journal on Thursday:ย "It would be like if youโre a running back and your high ankle sprain hadnโt totally healed but you could be out there, but youโre still not going to be near as effectiveโฆThat's kind of where Jo is right now."
Fortunately for the Jayhawks, the Horned Frogs are the bottom-dwellers in the Big 12 standings and have yet to win in conference play. Things do get more difficult after that, though, with a trip to Texas Tech and then two home games against Texas and Oklahoma. Taking time to rest against TCU is likely the right decision.
Embiid is averaging 10.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game and is considered one of the top NBA prospects for the upcoming draft.
