Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will have a second surgery on his right foot Tuesday and is expected to miss the upcoming season, according to reports.
The No. 3 overall selection in the 2014 NBA draft missed his entire rookie season after having surgery to repair a stress fracture in the foot in June 2014.
He is expected to have a bone graft procedure similar to the foot surgery Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant had. The Sixers announced in July that Embiid needed a second surgery after a routine CT scan in June revealed less healing than anticipated.
Durant’s procedure is expected to ensure that he avoids another break, and doctors are hoping the same will happen for Embiid.