Joel Embiid clarifies comments on potential surgery on left knee

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After ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters reported during the Sixers-Bucks game Sunday that Joel Embiid told her that he would need another surgery on his left knee this offseason, the star center clarified those comments postgame. Surgery is not necessary at this moment, but could be an option if the knee continues to be an issue.

This is what Embiid said, per The Inquirer’s Keith Pompey:

On the heels of the ESPN report, Sixers center Joel Embiid was asked…