Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid acknowledged Sunday he may have to undergo another surgery on the left knee that has bothered him the last year if it isn’t feeling any better by the end of the season.

On the broadcast just now, Lisa Salters just relayed after talking with Embiid that he believes “It will likely take another surgery and a long recovery period” to get his knee

An eye-opening bit of information regarding the knee issues Joel Embiid has dealt with this season was revealed on Sunday during ESPN's broadcast of

ESPN's Lisa Salters reported on Sunday's broadcast that Embiid believes he needs another knee surgery and a lengthy recovery period for his current knee injury to fully heal. The MVP big man hurt his meniscus around this time last year and was clearly still battling it when he suited up for the playoffs in April.

Embiid has been limited to 16 of Philadelphia's 52 games this season thanks in significant part to a lingering knee injury.

Embiid has been limited to 16 of Philadelphia's 52 games this season thanks in significant part to a lingering knee injury.

After we heard from Joel Embiid and Daryl Morey this past week, nobody mentioned that the star center would need another surgery.

The Philadelphia 76ers were fully loaded on Friday night and looking to get back on track against the Detroit Pistons, but that’s not what happened. Instead, they were blown out and the sole highlight of the night was Joel Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr.