Philadelphia 76ers superstar center Joel Embiid will have an MRI after hyperextending his left knee on Friday night against the Washington Wizards, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski
Embiid was in the midst of the latest dominant performance of his MVP-caliber season, scoring 23 points on 8-for-11 shooting to go along with seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 20 minutes, when he caught a pass from Tobias Harris and flew in for a dunk to give Philadelphia an 80-60 lead with 6:20 remaining in the third quarter.
But as Embiid came to the ground after the dunk, his full body weight landed on that left leg -- causing it to hyperextend, sending him falling to the ground and causing him to writhe around in a ton of pain.