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No Timetable On Embiid's Return After Successful Surgery

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -  Joel Embiid underwent successful surgery Saturday afternoon after suffering a fractured orbital bone in his left eye Wednesday night against the New York Knicks, according to the Sixers.

Dr. Jurij R. Bilyk, an orbital/oculoplastics surgeon from Wills Eye Hospital, and Dr. Howard Krein, a plastic/reconstructive head and neck surgeon from Jefferson University Hospital performed the surgery.

There is currently no timetable for his recovery and he will play when he is medically cleared.

Embiid will have a post-operative examination sometime next week.

The All-Star did tweet out the following on Thursday night:

After suffering the injury at the 11:50 mark of 2nd quarter of last night's game against New York, Embiid was initially evaluated in the locker room and later taken to Jefferson Hospital for further evaluation and testing.

Embiid passed the NBA's locker room concussion assessment tool but he later began experiencing symptoms linked to a concussion, the Sixers say.

Embiid also underwent a CT scan, which revealed an orbital fracture of his left eye. Surgery will be performed in the coming days to address the orbital fracture, and further updates will be provided as appropriate.

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