With Joel Embiid ruled out for the season, the 76ers are officially back in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes (if they ever left).

Drummond wants to prove he can still be an effective center at age 31. “That’s what I set out to do on a nightly basis," said Drummond, playing in his 13th NBA season.

Joel Embiid has had two surgeries on his troublesome left knee. It's swelling again -- and no one knows why. What he does next could determine the future of the 2023 NBA MVP.

Last season, Embiid was in the midst of one of the most prolific individual campaigns in NBA history before tearing the meniscus in his left knee. He’s struggled this year to gain full strength.

Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the NBA season, the Philadelphia 76ers announced on Friday. The 2023 league MVP has been struggling with knee issues all season.

The doomsday scenario for Joel Embiid's health amid his ongoing knee injury could very well have a silver lining for the 76ers.

Technological and medical advances have changed treatment over the years but Embiid's frustrating recent history and age make it fair to ponder what, if anything, is next.

Joel Embiid is done for the season, at last shut down following the lingering effects of knee surgery. The final answer on the perpetual will-he or won’t-he play tonight question that canvassed the 76ers’ season came Friday when the Sixers said Embiid was “medically unable to play” and will focus on treatment and rehabilitation of his left knee.

The reigning MVP, plagued by injuries, played in just 39 games last year and only 19 this season before being sidelined. His production was noticeably down, averaging 23.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game,