Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid don do emergency surgery for Houston on Thursday afta dem diagnose am say e get appendicitis, hours before im team face di Houston Rockets. Di 76ers announce say di operation don finish during dia 113-102 loss to di Rockets and dem no give any time say when e go return.
Coach Nick Nurse tok say Embiid, 32, feel fine for Wednesday practice but e contact di medical staff around 3 to 3:30 a.m. on Thursday say e no feel well. "Dem tell me dis morning, but dem tok say for middle of di night -- like 3 [a.m.], 3:30 [a.m.] or sometin -- e don call dem say im body no good," Nurse tok. Di team hear di diagnosis as dem dey prepare for tip-off and dem arrange di surgery for dia.
Di Cameroonian dey average 26.9 points and 7.7 rebounds across 38 games dis season afta im 19-game campaign last year cut short by left knee wahala. Di 76ers, wey stand at 43-37 through Thursday games, dey two games behind Toronto Raptors wif two fixtures dey remain as dem dey try to avoid di play-in tournament. Dem go face Indiana on Friday and Milwaukee on Sunday.
"I go pick di guys up and dem go understand di situation and we go be professional and we go try to figure am out di best way we fit," Nurse tok.
