With his team trailing by two, Embiid was all alone at the top at the top of the key but inexplicably dribbled into traffic

The Philadelphia 76ers were believed to have formed the NBA 's next superstar trio after signing Paul George to a four-year, $211 million contract to join Tyrese Maxey and MVP Joel Embiid.

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.