We've always known that the Philadelphia 76ers' road ahead would be a long and trying one. And now that it may have gotten a bit longer, teammates Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel have become indispensable.
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey reported on Saturday that big man Joel Embiid "will have a second surgery after the latest setback in the healing of his right foot, according to several NBA sources."
The fallout qualifies as far more than a mere setback.
"I would say there's a great possibility that Embiid won't play next year," said one source, per Pompey.