Top NBA Prospect Joel Embiid Suffers Foot Injury

According to ESPN, Joel Embiid, who is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft, has suffered a right foot injury. His agent and his mentor both confirmed the news on Thursday.

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"He suffered a foot injury to his right foot sometime over the last few days,'' agent Arn Tellem told ESPN's Andy Katz by phone Thursday. "He's getting evaluations from various doctors and experts in the field. We'll know more Friday.''

One source told ESPN.com that Embiid "may have broken" his foot, but Tellem wouldn't speculate on the seriousness of the injury until he had heard from doctors. Tellem also said it was unlikely Embiid would be doing any more workouts before the draft, which is June 26.

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This past season as a freshman at Kansas, Embiid averaged 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks.