Joel Embiid has surgery for appendicitis, leaving former MVP’s status for postseason in doubt

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HOUSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said the star big man was undergoing surgery Thursday. Nurse said Embiid remained in surgery about 90 minutes before the start of the 76ers’ game at Houston. The coach said Embiid felt fine in practice on Wednesday before he learned of the situation Thursday morning. “I was told this morning, but they had said that he had in the middle of the night, like 3, 3:30 or something, contacted them to say h