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Joel Embiid: Required to wear cast a few more weeks

Sixers GM Sam Hinkie said Wednesday that Embiid would continue to wear a cast on his right foot for "a few more weeks," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Analysis:

Embiid is recovering from August bone graft surgery to repair a fracture in his right foot. The injury will sideline Embiid for a second consecutive season, and casts a pall on his long-term viability as a franchise center. According to Hinkie, Embiid remains very limited at this stage of his recovery, and needs more rest time before he can begin his rehab in earnest.

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