PHILADELPHIA _ Joel Embiid could once again miss some extended time with an injury.
The 76ers announced Thursday that the two-time All-Star center has a torn radial collateral ligament of the fourth metatarsal in his left hand. Embiid will have surgery Friday in New York and will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks.
Embiid suffered the hand injury in the first quarter of Monday's victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He went to the locker room twice to get it treated in the quarter.
The Cameroonian finished that game with 18 points, nine rebounds, and a season-high eight assists in 32 minutes, 37 seconds. He had his hand checked for ligament damage after the game.
Then Embiid missed Tuesday's and Wednesday's practice while consulting with doctors.
He is averaging 23.4 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.35 blocks and 31.1 minutes.
Thursday's game against the Boston Celtics at Wells Fargo Center marked the eighth contest that he's missed this season.
Embiid was sidelined Oct. 26 against the Detroit Pistons with a sprained right ankle. Then he served a two-game suspension (Portland Trail Blazers on Nov. 2 and Phoenix Suns on Nov. 4) for fighting Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. He missed the Nov. 13 road game against the Orlando Magic to rest. Embiid also missed the Sixers' Dec. 7 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center with a bruised left hip. And he missed the Dec. 15 game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center with an upper respiratory illness.
Embiid then missed the Dec. 31 game against the Indiana Pacers with left knee soreness.
He has missed an extended period with an injury every season since being the third overall pick of the 2014 draft.
