Joel Embiid’s Injury History
Joel Embiid started his NBA career by missing two full seasons while recovering from surgery on his right foot. In the following six seasons, he has missed at least 90 additional games to injury, the equivalent of another NBA season.
April 28, 2022
Suffers a concussion and right orbital fracture in a series-clinching playoff win against the Toronto Raptors. His return is uncertain.
March 28, 2018
Suffers a concussion and left orbital fracture, missing 10 games, but returning for the playoffs.
April 20, 2022
Sustains a ligament tear in his right thumb during a playoff win against the Raptors, but does not miss a game in the series.
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Feb. 26, 2020
Misses 5 games with a left shoulder sprain.
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Jan. 20, 2017
Misses 18 of the next 19 games with a bone bruise of his left knee. He later misses the last 23 games of the season with a meniscus tear of the same knee.
Jan. 9, 2020
Misses 9 games with a torn radial collateral ligament of his left ring finger.
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Feb. 20, 2019
Misses 8 games with tendinitis of his left knee.
June 20, 2014
Undergoes surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot shortly before the 2014 NBA draft. The Sixers select Embiid with the third pick, but he misses the entire 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
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March 12, 2021
Misses 10 games with a bone bruise of his left knee.
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May 31, 2021
Misses one playoff game with a lateral meniscus tear of his right knee.
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April 20, 2023
Misses the last game of a playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets with a sprained right knee.
Nov. 19, 2022
Misses four games with a left mid-foot sprain, plus three more games in January.
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Photo by Yong Kim / Staff Photographer
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
Joel Embiid’s Injury History
Joel Embiid started his NBA career by missing two full seasons while recovering from surgery on his right foot. In the following six seasons, he has missed at least 90 additional games to injury, the equivalent of another NBA season.
April 28, 2022
Suffers a concussion and right orbital fracture in a series-clinching playoff win against the Toronto Raptors. His return is uncertain.
March 28, 2018
Suffers a concussion and left orbital fracture, missing 10 games, but returning for the playoffs.
April 20, 2022
Sustains a ligament tear in his right thumb during a playoff win against the Raptors, but does not miss a game in the series.
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Feb. 26, 2020
Misses 5 games with a left shoulder sprain.
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Jan. 20, 2017
Misses 18 of the next 19 games with a bone bruise of his left knee. He later misses the last 23 games of the season with a meniscus tear of the same knee.
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Jan. 9, 2020
Misses 9 games with a torn radial collateral ligament of his left ring finger.
Feb. 20, 2019
Misses 8 games with tendinitis of his left knee.
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March 12, 2021
Misses 10 games with a bone bruise of his left knee.
June 20, 2014
Undergoes surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot shortly before the 2014 NBA draft. The Sixers select Embiid with the third pick, but he misses the entire 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
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May 31, 2021
Misses one playoff game with a lateral meniscus tear of his right knee.
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Nov. 19, 2022
Misses four games with a left mid-foot sprain, plus three more games in January.
April 20, 2023
Misses the last game of a playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets with a sprained right knee.
Photo by Yong Kim /
Staff Photographer
John Duchneskie /
Staff Artist
Joel Embiid’s Injury History
Joel Embiid started his NBA career by missing two full seasons while recovering from surgery on his right foot. In the following six seasons, he has missed at least 90 additional games to injury, the equivalent of another NBA season.
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Yong Kim /
Staff Photographer
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June 20, 2014
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Undergoes surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot shortly before the 2014 NBA draft. The Sixers select Embiid with the third pick, but he misses the entire 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Jan. 20, 2017
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Misses 18 of the next 19 games with a bone bruise of his left knee. He later misses the last 23 games of the season with a meniscus tear of the same knee.
March 28, 2018
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Suffers a concussion and left orbital fracture, missing 10 games, but returning for the playoffs.
Feb. 20, 2019
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Misses 8 games with tendinitis of his left knee.
Jan. 9, 2020
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Misses 9 games with a torn radial collateral ligament of his left ring finger.
Feb. 26, 2020
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Misses 5 games with a left shoulder sprain.
March 12, 2021
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Misses 10 games with a bone bruise of his left knee.
May 31, 2021
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Misses one playoff game with a lateral meniscus tear of his right knee.
April 20, 2022
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Sustains a ligament tear in his right thumb during a playoff win against the Raptors, but does not miss a game in the series.
April 28, 2022
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Suffers a concussion and right orbital fracture in a series-clinching playoff win against the Toronto Raptors. His return is uncertain.
Nov. 19, 2022
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Misses four games with a left mid-foot sprain, plus three more games in January.
April 20, 2023
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Misses the last game of a playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets with a sprained right knee.
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
