Sixers rookie center Joel Embiid underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Friday in Los Angeles on the torn meniscus in his left knee, the team announced Friday evening.
"Joel, his representatives and our medical staff conducted extensive research based on prioritizing the best possible treatment and recovery outcome for Joel's knee injury resulting in today's procedure by Dr. ElAttrache," Sixers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangeo said in a statement. "We are very pleased with his post-surgical assessment and forecast for a healthy return to basketball activity."
Embiid has been sidelined since suffering what was originally diagnosed as a knee contusion against the Houston Rockets on Jan.