talking sixers, joel embiid finally had knee surgery.t two months after the team discovered that meniscus tear. just seems odd to me. >> they're really blackjacked by that sports science department around there and time somebody stand up and said listen, this isn't working. when -- that was found to have a torn meniscus, there were two options at that point. there's two options any time that that happens. initially brian company angelo was correct. option two is to have it corrected. s into the going to go away. i don't know where the third option came. wait two months and then have -- >> crazy >> with the timing of this, that affected this year and it's now going to affect next year, that two-month delay will affect 97ingly affect two seasons. terrible decision. too many, sports science department is pushing around too many people >> is that what it is? seems like they're making bad decisions over and over and over again. i don't even know how you correct all of this. >> the only way that correct it is win games. you don't have players

the guy who they will build around is another question mark in joel embiid what do you do with that situation>> he is due for a contract a year going in the final year of his contract, he had meniscus surgery. >> and you trust him, can you trust him? >> what would you do knowing he is going to be in line for a possible is 100-140 million deal do you resign him over the summer or let it play out and let's see if joel embiid will become a restricted free agent and see what other teams of per and match it. >> you have to do it and back him. i know that you're crossing your fingers you got your heart in your throat, i do believe you have to ride with joel embiid and take into consideration that he could be healthy and could be the franchise fire. you can't give up on a franchise fire. >> you are going all in almost like a bad hand in poker. >> it may blowup in my face but i have to go all in with a talent like this because the plan was to build around him any way and got to do it. >> could linger and restricted free agent and see what the team offers and match it and will be in the same boat. >>

>> lucy, surprise, surprise, joel embiid is going to have another surgery.me it's his knee and not his foot. i'll tell you why it might be time to start thinking about life without the unicorn that is embiid much that's coming up next in my sports commentary. ♪ >>> sean bell has got joel embiid in his sites and whether the sixers should move on. his commentary in 15 seconds. ♪ >>> it's time to move on from joel embiid. i'm into the saying the sixers should trade him or release him, but they can no longer plan the future around him. today the sixers announced that joel embiid will have surgery on his left knee to fix that torn meniscus. we all saw this coming and after three years, it should be no surprise. but we have to look at the bigger picture here. you can't count on embiid. love him as player, love him as a person, but if the sixers continue to build around him, they're never going to win. he's only played about 30 games in three years at this point there's no way to tell if he'll play five years or if he'll play 15 years. it's time to build around wha

joel embiid the guy just can't catch break. sixers reveal the results of his mri and guess what? ive you and update on embiid's playing status. the flyers made a couple moves. trading away a veteran and getting another one a long live team deal. we'll break it all down next in sports. phone rings "hello?" "yeah!" ♪"a new friend's coming here to sesame street."♪ all new its sesame street live! make a new friend playing liacouras center april 6-9 tickets on sale at liacourascenter dot com >> today the sixers letting know what we kind of already new. joel embiid is done for the season. his mri results revealed that meniscus tear is actually worse than they thought it was. originally when he was hurt his knee was thought to be broken bruise day to day that turned into meniscus tear which eventually ended his season. he only played 31 games this year. we still don't know if this guy can last an entire season in the future. in one he plays he was unbelievable. you saw it. averaging 20 points, eight boards game. but the problem is, you can't keep this kid on the floor. so get him next ye

and joel embiid when he played peal transformational talent.ody really had an urge to voteout t m down. so, but they're not. nobody, no, it will be saric. >> he deserves it. >> switch gears and talk somet forward to. >> i would say expectations are for a decent team that can beat 500, pete mackanin. got several young arms, they've got -- i set up to be a championship team, it was set up to get to the trade deadline 10 start to flip. hellickson, buck holts. that's what they're here for, get competitive at least until the trade deadline and then flip them for salary relief later on. what do you expect? maybe they get that trade deadline and somewhere in the second wild card hunt and surprise you and make a move but my guess is they're going to entertain you for awhile. >> they will be fun. they're definitely better than they were last year. if galvis continues to improve and joseph continues, rupp hernandez, they're young arms certainly enough to carry them into contention at least for awhile. >> we have sad news this week with the 1980 champions

there's wentz hanging with sixers start joel embiid at the sports card show in king of prussia. he's working out and working on mechanics. just like eagles fans, he's dieing to find out what the team will do to build around him. >> excited. just with other guys on the team and talking about how we're excited for otas to start building this thing and head in the right direction. >> talk about you drafting a wide receiver with or free agency. >> see what happens. it's an exciting time of the year with free agency. always trade rumors. there's the draft and the combine still going on. it's an exciting time. i remember just a year ago i was in that situation. >> more from carson wentz coming up on action news sports sunday. just about 15 minutes. and mike joins me to talk eagles and much more. brain dawkins and jim schwartz at the nfl combine. checking out reddick. the grad runs the fastest 40 time. projected as a second rounder. and villanova from ambler. the second best long jump behind reddick. >>> when you think of the phillies, a power hitting home run-packed lineup doesn't exa

appointments available now. >>> i'm john clark from csn, it keeps getting worse for your sixers, joel embiide season. the torn meniscus is more pronounced on the mri. this is joel within the last hour in miami. the sixers are exploring what to do now. surgery is a possibility. and joel will have missed 222 of 281 games at his four seasons with kansas and the sixers very tough for him. this process has been tough for everybody. here is brett brown moments ago. >> there is a level of disappointment. selfishly you are trying to lead the program. we are trying to help him navigate the program. he's shown the strength getting through the first few years not being able to play. >> the flyers straighted mark strike to tampa bay. mark has a chance at a cup. the flyers get this guy, voltare from the lightning. flyers gm says voltare can play center and is a good veteran. >> you'll go a long way before you find a better person. better example for your young players than mark. everything i heard about voltare, very similar trades. when we were analyzing this, that went into it because we have kids come

i don't know whether to laugh or cry, joel embiid is now new pitch man for jolly rancher. joe/joe's rookie season has been ravaged by injuries, and apparently, that is not off limits, for the candy company take a look. >> and now, hailing from cameroon, sitting out his freshman sees on, and now starring in this jolly rancher commercial, joel the process em bead. >> ouch. >> they are dancing. >> and then there is that. >> okay. >> great. >> i don't have a lot to say about that. >> that is weird. >> he got paid. >> that is very true. >> it is usually what it comes down to. >>> "cbs evening news" is just minutes away. >> scott pelley joins us with a look ahead, scott. >> hi jessica and nicole great to be with you in philadelphia here's "cbs evening news" tonight. will republicans sink the replacement for obama care? today president trump lobbying skeptical members of his own party. new ban on electronics on air liners is expanding. >>> and there is a lot of fight in fido, paralyzed dogs, getting a new lesion life. those stories just ahead on the "cbs evening news". >>> but fi

joel embiid's knee. we have updates next in sports

but to joel embiid, the way he's dealt with a lot of adversity.look far to having a really successful summer. you know, still a ways away, i'll be giving timelines later but it's just wonderful news for the city of philadelphia and for joel embiid. >> it's not that serious. jo jo done for the to season, dario saric is making a strong case for rookie of the year, saric drops a career who 32 last night in the win over the bulls, double digits in 22 straight games, last to do that, allen iverson, back at it tomorrow in indiana. >>> of all of the number one season the ncaa tournament, sadly villanova, the only team not playing in the elite eight this week. they just beaten wisconsin who knows what would have happened. speaking of wisconsin. did you see this last night in the were sweet 16. he forces overtime against florida with a 2.1 seconds left. buckle up. in over time. team that knocked off nova gets knocked off themselves at the buzzer. chris cheesa. florida will play south carolina for the right to go to the final four. themes next week, spring

already, surgery still on the table for joel embiid to repair the meniscus tear.re they making a mistake considering he can not stay headliney. >> there's nothing you can do about it now. no, it's not a big mistake. little injuries are not serious. a tear in the meniscus is not that big of a deal. i think he's going to come back healthy. he and ben simmons next year, excited about it. i know it's a big risk. you're putting all that onus on this guy who appears gimpy. and putting your eggs in the basket. i get it. i'm looking at it positively. >> hoping in three years, not needing a center. embiid and simmons on the sixers bench tonight against the lakers. pick if it up, first quarter, and sixers in transition. and dario saric. very well in the last ten. third quarter, saric, back door pass. the dunk. he's hot. sixers, they go on to -- 30 seconds to go. they are up one. the final seconds. let's talk flyer's mic. been on thin ice. six out of the final playoff spot. season ends four weeks from tonight. in or out? >> i think they're out. you know, the problem is not h

the elbow is great, joel embiid out for the season with a tear in the left knee. with the sixers making a major mistake building around him. he will miss 215 of the possible 246 games. >> it's not a mistake. you saw what kind of a franchise player he is. they have to bite the bullet. hopefully get as much production out of his as possible. this meniscus thing is problematic. i had a torn meniscus. they clip it and make it even instead of trying to sue it back. so i don't know what they're doing about it. i would go in right away and clip that thing and make it even to rehab now. i wouldn't wait. they have blown so much situations with embiid and simmons and haven't been honest. just get to surgery now. let him be okay for the start of next spring training. >> process is taking forever. the other major concern is ben simmons shut down with the right foot. not healing as quickly as expected. he had bone marrow injected to promote healing. but you don't know what we have here. we're four years into the process. >> you have to rely on the process, jeff. you're a littl

you paid more attention, cared more saw joel embiid.hey have a lot of talent on the floor but winning games somehow and you're seeing it with a guy like saric. holmes blocks, assists, rebounds, not with jahlil okafor. he was barely on the floor >> he cut that knee issue, soreness again, and that's going to be an issue too, talk about one of the reasons why you couldn't get rid of him he's not fully healthy as well >>> let's talk about nova nation obviously bumming tonight. great season coming up short. final minutes of that game against wisconsin what did you see? >> i saw what really the whole game too many second chances baskets for wisconsin. remember, this is a wisconsin team, the seniors. two final four, not last year but two previous years, they're experienced and they're a team that really i think what i saw was nova they didn't have enough size. last year they had a -- they didn't have much of anything. i just saw a team that just was missing a little bit. you're playing an a team and a team that's experienced final four team an

you paid more attention, cared more saw joel embiid. they have a lot of talent on the floor but winning games somehow and you're seeing it with a guy like saric. holmes blocks, assists, rebounds, not with jahlil okafor. he was barely on the floor >> he cut that knee issue, soreness again, and that's going to be an issue too, talk about one of the reasons why you couldn't get rid of him he's not fully healthy as well >>> let's talk about nova nation obviously bumming tonight. great season coming up short. final minutes of that game against wisconsin what did you see? >> i saw what really the whole game too many second chances baskets for wisconsin. remember, this is a wisconsin team, the seniors. two final four, not last year but two previous years, they're experienced and they're a team that really i think what i saw was nova they didn't have enough size. last year they had a -- they didn't have much of anything. i just saw a team that just was missing a little bit. you're playing an a team and a team that's experienced final four team

. >>> coming up new scans of joel embiid's knee revealed bad news about his fate for the rest of the season. >>> it's the opening day at the atlantic city boat show you can find water craft. i'm nora muchanic coming up a look at what is here? cecily tynan returns with the accuweather forecast. those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. hi hey i'll take one of those new fast play games. oh, you ready for a rush? uh, sure! ♪ i'm pretty excited for you right now. ♪ fast play is the new way to play fast and win instantly from the pennsylvania lottery. pick a game, get your ticket and see if you've won. i won! fast play, please! fast play. play fast. win instantly. >>> christians around the world are marking the beginning of len. archbishop charles chap out oversaw the mass at the basilica of saints peter and paul. lent is reflection leading up to easter. it lasts for 40 days. >>> and now they are psyching worker fs for a retail project. going up at ninth and shipley. they will hold a job fair at the lewis l. reading building at the 800 block of north french. chemical an

can't wait to see him next season with joel embiid both on the bench. cond quarter against the clipper, sarge, shooting the lights out. scores 16, embiid loves it. jahlil okafor. sixers up as many as six but falls apart in the fourth, blake griffin slams it down, they lose 112-100. >>> college basketball. villanova is in the big east tournament title game for the third state here and looking for the third overall championship in school history against creighton. nova up eight. penn fired up for the first ever ivy league tournament. against princeton, under a minute left. matt howard gets the roll. penn 42 seconds to go. but howard later miss as free throw giving princeton a shot. miles stevens tips it in. ties up at 59. can win it at the buzzer, darnell, darn it. we go to over time. princeton takes the first lead and leads the rest of way. penn loses 72-64 in over time. they're eliminated. >> proud of our guys. incredible effort. great venue to have it. princeton played really well. deserved to win. but i can't say enough about our effort, and our resili

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joel embiid has surgery. we'll tell you when the sixers hope he'll be back. >>> philadelphia's election fraud task force is launching an investigation after allegations of illegal activity during this week's special election. democratic write-in candidate emilio vazquez was announced the winner in the 197th district. republican opponents say voting was filled with fraud and there was intimidation at the polls. officials say they've received dozens of complaints. vazquez received 1900 votes and his opponent received 280. >>> you may want to check your credit card statements if you filled up at a gas station in chester county. police sent us this picture of a skimming device found at the exxon station. they received reports of identity theft in the area and found that all the victims had used the same gas station. they opened up the gas station pump and found the device inside. >>> talking some business news now. a stock selloff, retailers in trouble, and the bell of the box office. cnbc's dominic chu as a look

joel embiid sat out first two years with a foot injury. rookie year this season was cut short because of a tear in the knee. >> now a commercial poking fun at all the time he missed. now out for the season after we shot this commercial with a rookie year lasting longer than a jolly rancher, joel embiid. >> the commercial's tag line make a tongue and cheek strategy to the past two years. organization might say trust the process. >> tricky thing for athletes to balance self depory occasion and then your brand. >> i think he pulled it off. looks good. >> i think that's funny. i liked it. >> remains to be seen if he can come back next year and play well. it will be really fun nebrasny. if he doesn't, not so much. >>> now for more stories we're following now at nbc 10 news at 5:00 a.m. >>> district attorney charged. seth williams in court today to face allegations of bribery, extortion and wire fraud. every angle covered for you this morning. >>> health care push, fight for votes on capitol hill with one day left before a repeal plan goes up fo

do you remember that slightly torn men cuss in joel embiid's knee? bad enough to end his season. joe joe had an mri on monday. sixers say bone bruce has improved significantly but men isus is a problem. embiid will be evaluated. he has missed 17 of the teams last 18 games and only played in 31, in three seasons. >>> this story reads like a receipt at costco, a lot of things going on here pay attention. flyers, have signed a pair of players, to two year contracts extensions, goalie michael neuvirth and peace air edward bellmawr. and secondary the nhl trade led line at 3:00. they sent mark streit to tampa bay for a for and fourth and seventh round draft picks. lightening didn't traded street to pittsburgh. this season he has, just seven goals, in 59 games. >> it is a deal that we felt made our team better, also, fit moving forward. i think we all know what we got coming, but we want to be better now, we want to be better next year. >> eagles brain trust spoke at nfl combine today and they sound like they want to keep center jason kelce and they are not ready to give up on nelson ago

injured sixers star joel embiid on a commercial poking a little fun at himself. >> sitting out his first two seasons for boo boos and now out for the season after we shot this commercial with a rookie year lasting longer than a jolly rancher, joel embiid. >> ouch. that hurts. the commercial's tag line made a tongue and cheek reference to the strategy the last few years. or tracking the process. >> yes, right. >> prom means something different for students at an illinois school. >> instead of asking a date to the dance. picked partner's names out of a hat. so interesting. 90 year tradition. the boys draw names of the girls at library. the boy haves to come out and perform a skit. the students voted this year. they weighed in. they wanted to keep the tradition alive. they said that since they've been going to school together they're whole lives, it's like a big family event. i think that's pretty cool. pressure is off. >> i didn't like it. now i hear they all voted for it. i like it. >> it works for them. i tell you, it misses something important. conflict resolution. the hard thing about

eagle's quarterback carson wentz spent time hanging out with joel embiid. and what wentz says he's getting ready for the upcoming season. ♪ fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get our best offer of the year. 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. go to getfios.com or call 1.888.get.fios get the best. get fios. >>> goldy babyam college in delaware hosted the first home baseball game in more than six decades today. baseball was played there in the 1950s. back in february the college decided to restart its baseball program after it was shut down many, many years ago. and today was one of 17 non-league contests that the lightning will play before starting conference play next week. by the way, the lightning lost today's game to the queen's college knights

joel embiid will misery mader of the season.e had an mri that showed his problem is more than they thought but no mention of surgery as of yet. heat, they were surgical last night. sixers in my aim. we saw jahlil okafor because that is not bad defense, that is just no defense. just zero effort from okafor. he had only six points in 22 minutes. it got progressively worse for sixers. he kicked out to wayne ellington and he bangs the three. the sixers, they get destroyed 125-98. the knicks are next, tomorrow at the garden. >>> on friday we will necessity exactly where eagles will select in the 2017 draft, which, of course, right around the corner at the art museum. if they win a coin toss they will get 14th pick with the colts going 15th. according to philly.com carson wentz played hurt last year. report claims wentz developed elbow soreness as season progressed which threw off his mechanics. wentz began strong throwing seven touchdowns and one pick in his first four games but by season's end he threw more passes then he did his en

sixers star joel embiid will not be back on the court.onfirmed that his torn meniscus has gotten worse and they're not sure exactly how to treat it. surgery is a possibility. that may still happen. coach brown talked about the team's loss. >> selfishly, you know, you go through it as a coach, you're trying to lead a program. but my immediate thought goes to, you know, just being with him and helping him navigate through this. >> get this, he only played in 28 games in college as a freshman. 26 games in the nba season. all of those in his rookie year. >>> hey, if the weather doesn't already have you thinking about spring and summer maybe this will. the atlantic city boat show has floated into town with 500 votes this year. and a year ago new jersey has cut sales tax in half to help compete with out of state sales. the ac boat show runs through sunday. >>> well, parents, your kids might be excited about green eggs and ham today. celebrating the 113th birthday of beloved author dr. seuss. speaking of reading, ted greenberg read wacky wednesd

joel embiid has the worst luck ever. embiid will have surgery on his left knee any time a player has surgery it's a risk. no matter how minor the procedure is. for all the sixers fans it's here we go again. to the flyers, they basically have no shot at making the playoffs at all. last night, they lost to winnipeg five-three and the team never looked right. after the game steve mason was not happy with the guys and he let everyone know about it. he said, it's frustrating for everybody considering the situation we're in. we need to be a more desperate hockey club and i don't think we were tonight. we have to have some growth on our team here ". >>> to the eagles. they're finally addressing that wide receiver situation. but i bet they still wish they had this guy. jason avant. avenue van had couple teams gnocchiing at his door this ye year, but turn it down to do this. to open up a trampoline park. that's right. he's opening up this park on april 1st and today i caught up with him and asked which wide receiver will he take

joel embiid out for the season. we'll hear from coach brett brown. >>> tonight in miami the sixers get heated with each other. can they mend the friendship? that is next. ♪fast, rhythmic drumming it's coming soon to the poconos! america's largest indoor waterpark is making waves. kalahari resorts & conventions in the poconos. book your african adventure now! i got it. i gotcha baby. (vo) it's being there when you're needed most. love is knowing... he's the one. (vo)...it was meant to be. and love always keeps you safe. we're fine. (vo) love is why we built a car you can trust. now and for a long time to come. the all-new subaru impreza sedan and five-door. a car you can love no matter what road you're on. the subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. >>> this is "sports desk" brought to you by xfinity. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >> hey, i'm john clark from csn. from bad to worse for the sixers. joel embiid is out for the season. the team says his torn meniscus is more pronounced now

joel embiid, giving coach some advice.ht there, getting dario saric on the run. 21 for him. jahlil okafor, big third quarter. with 19. right now the sixers are up by four in the fourth quarter. looking to end their four-game losing streak. >>> the phillies need an extra arm in the bull pen and get two arms for the price of one. trading for pat vandetti who is ambidextrous. pitches with both the left and right hand. the 31-year-old has had 41 career games. likely competing for the bull pen. they gave up a minor league outfielder in return. phillies, red sox, strikes out six. but he strikes out trying to get pablo sandoval in the first. two run shot to center. allows three runs. goes into the fourth. longest outing of the spring. 6-5, that they will open in cincinnati in a few weeks. the same date as the national championship game. villanova will be playing on that day. let's hope so. >> big questions. thanks. >>> still to come, as more of our household devices are connected to the internet, the potential for hacking is grow

♪ >>> joel embiid done for the season but at least dario saric picking up the slack. n the eastern conference rookie of the month for februa february. embiid won that award every month before he got hurt and you know what happened. saric averaged 17 points and eight boards in that month. phillies in spring training taking on the blue jays. aaron went two innings give up no runs and one hit. freddie galvis provided offense two run double right here. this game would end in eight-eight tie. no need to play extras in spring training. to the nfl it may be the off season but the players are still finding a way to make big impa impact. vinnie curry south jersey native philly resident and when he's not making plays on the field he's making a difference in the community. >> you got to set the goal and don't quit. you got to stay it to. might not happen the time you want it to happen eventually you got to have faith in that goal and stay the course. >> sacking the quarterback or getting straight a's vinnie curry trying to get everyone to set goals and for him it starts with the

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. >> i'm out, and we are talking joel embiid, how long can he be out due to surgery.work tonight? read between the lines. i think it did. this is the silverado special edition. this is one gorgeous truck. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five. ooohh!! aaaahh!! uh! hooooly mackerel. wow. nice. strength and style. it's truck month. get 0% financing for 60 months plus find your tag and get $5500 on select chevy silverado pick-ups when you finance with gm financial. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> hey, i'm john clark from csn, flyers desperate, lost 9 of 11 games on the road, facing one of the best in the west, the flyers, changing up the lines and it worked. late first period, flyers down 1-0, couturier, nice move to the backhand, makes it 1-1. 20 seconds in the second, read makes it 2-1. he leafs there in the off-season. the flyers beat the wild, 3-1. they are six points out of the playoff spot, hanging on to their playoff hopes. hang on. >> we play with control, we played our game l-- game lan an we didn't drift a

there is that. >> joel embiid, his rookie year didn't last long, but to us he was rookie of the year,ng, right? >> played 31 games before small tear in his meniscus ended his season earl. >> i so new commercial out, the jolly rancher team took a light hearted jab at embiid's injury historiment take a look. >> and now, sitting out his first two season for boo-boo's. and now, out for the season, after we saw this commercial. with a rookie year lasting longer than a jolly rancher, joel the crusher embiid. >> rookie career lasting longer than a jolly rancher. at least he's laughing. he says he want to do more of those commercials, he wants to get into the business if you will acting. got paid a lot of money, just sat there. >> do you know how much? >> i don't. >> just a lot of money. >> sure it is a lot of money though. >> what do you think? some fans making fun of the injuries and all of that. but i mean if he signed off on it, he must be cool with doing it. >> he is laughing at it. so the hashtag is keep on sucking. so now that's the trends trendig hashtag, sixers keep on sucking. >> so

. >> still to come on "action news," the latest on joel embiid recovery and highlights on the sixers games against the chicago bulls. sports is next. >> so glad you stayed with us, 9:24 a.m., in sports this morning, we all remember the heartbreak when wisconsin knocked villanova out of manner madness, early this morning, the badgers had their chirp dreams dashed. the florida gators hit a three pointer at the buzzer to win it in overnight. ducis rogers has the rest of the sports. >> reporter: joel embiid had surgery in los angeles removing a small portion of his meniscus. the sixers anticipate him resume basketball activities sometime this summer. they say they will take a conservative approach with his rehabilitation. >>> sixers in chill to face the bulls. the sixers outscore the bulls by 17 points in the period up 13 at the break. 32 points scored. stars grabs ten rebounds and nba rookie of the year perhaps? sixers win 170-110 to snap a 12 game losing streak. >> reporter: the flyers have nine games left in the season, they sit 6 points out of the wild card spot this afternoon they s

. >> joel embiid will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. john clark joins us live.ixers fans are speaking out about this, they are upset about how this whole situation unfolded. >> the sixers admitted they could have been more open about joel embiid's injury. joel was not happy with the way the team communicated his status throughout all of this, it left fans hanging. fans that wanted to go buy tickets to see him play. joel became the biggest sports star in town in his rookie year. he has a torn meniscus in his knee. the tear has gotten worse, he is out for the season, and the sixers are deciding how to proceed. surgery is possible. this is tough news for joel. he missed his first two seasons with a broken bone in his foot. now he will wind up missing most of his third season. sixers fans were really filling up the arena to see him play. ben simmons is also not going to play this season. we'll have more at 5:00. john clark, back to you. >> not sure sixers fans want to hear any more. >>> another look at nbc10 first alert radar, you can see the fast line of storms tha

joel embiid is out for the remainor of the season. the mri shows it's meniscus tear is more pronounced than thought. they will continue to work with specialists that determine the best course of action and next steps, is that surgery? who knows, they went out with what seems to be a minor day to day injury. it ends after 31 games. the trade ted line comes and the flyers holding out hopes to make the playoffs. they did trade defensive enmark stripe to tampa and they sent him to pittsburgh where the 32-year-old are get a chance to win a cup and they pick up two draft picks. and he has seven goals and 27 assists forever the lightning this season. they say that he makes them a better team. >> mark straight was a terrific human being and a really good character person. that we valued. getting up there in age a little bit. so a lot of times when i look at things we are looking to get younger. >> then he thought the flyers would unload a goalie but instead extended michael and that doesn't mean they won't resign steve mason but figure he wil

second quarter against the clippers, joel embiid loves it.third they look like the globetrotters. jahill okafor, sixers lose their 4th straight they go down by a dozen. they are against the lakers later tonight. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a great day. >> a russian company is showing off what it says is a 3d printed house. it went up in a day, they used a crane size 3d printer and mortar mix and transported the pieces to a permanent location to be assembled. the company said it cost ten thousand dollars. not bad. we'll be right back. >> it is the calm before the storm we're tracking snow and rain moving in. >> new images show the two men philadelphia police think are behind the shooting of a 13-year-old boy. >>> new this morning, fire sends people scrambling from a chester county apartment building. 6:30, sunday morning, let's go over to chris sowers and accuweather. it's still cold. >> reporter: it wasn't this cold in january, we're a week away from the start of spring. it's feels like 2 below in the poconos, 18 in allentown, tre

joel embiid is out for the rest of the season. he missed his first two seasons in the nba with a broken bone in his foot. now it's his knee. he has a torn meniscus that is getting worse. he was on his way to being the nba's rookie of the year. sixers fans were filling up the wells fargo center to see him. the sixers did an mri on his knee monday. the torn meniscus is more pronounced now, and surgery is a possibility. they're looking into everything. joel will have only played 31 games in his first three nba seasons. the sixers number one overall pick last year, ben simmons is missing his entire first season. things keep getting worse from the sixers. we'll hear from brett brown coming up at 6:20. >> thank you, john. >>> a former secret service agent assigned to the white house, pleaded guilty today for trying to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. he communicated online with officers posing as a 14-year-old gi girl. he's been fired from his job with the secret service. >>> a burlington county child brought marijuana to her elementar

speaking of tanking check in on sixers big man joel embiid underwent successful knee surgery in la today only played in 31 games this year expected to be action this summer. the doctor said the overall status of embiid meniscus and cartilage is in very good. he said the procedure was better than expected. >>> get well big man that's for sure. >>> let's check in on the phillies taking on the yankees down in tampa this afternoon. how about this play? phillies pitcher hellickson with the pick off attempt at first. tommy joseph never applies the tag. did he think it was a force play. the phillies lose three-two. talk college hoops. ncaa tournament picks back up today at the start of the tournament madison square garden was geared up for a duke/villanova regional file as you're well aware both failed to make it out of the opening weekend. nyc crowd that to settle for dominant performance by south carolina. they beat baylor 70-50 on south side of things unc wants another shot at the title. they beat butler 92-80. >>> local high school hoops action class 5a archbishop wood and immediateville. w

flyers that's coming up next in sports. ♪ >>> the sixers announced today what we all saw coming joel embiidtear in his left knee worse than they originally thought so they're shutting him down. embiid only played 31 games. we still don't know if this guy actually play an entire season the it's starting to look doubt you full the frustration boiling over into this game on to the court. tj mcconnell and darius sarris getting into it. tj says you'll listen to what i have to say. it was like that all game. jahlil trying to play peace maker. dario later in the game. terrible reverse right there leads to this. wade walks in. to a bust right that. worse game all year sixers lose 125 hypenate worse loss since november. >>> to villanova jay wright has new book out called attitude development a mindset on and off the court ton night jay had book signing at the pavilion. this morning on good day jay talked about his expectations for the rest of the season and what he would consider a good year. >> if we reach the best team we can be at the end of the year and championship good. this year if we don't r

we tell you about a player that's really making a name for himself this spring and no joel embiid noosted the new york knicks in friday night showdown. we have the highlights next in sports. >>> the sixers are hurting right now. that's for sure. with joel embiid and ben simmons out for the remain of the season jahlil okafor being embarrassed every single night for lack of hustle ener lens noel shining in dallas rook coast year candidate dario saric that was until tonight. sixers and knicks what was the justin anderson show, folks. fourth ^rd of quart sixers down. czar 86 gets caught unthe basket and finds mr. anderson. anderson finished with 19 points on the night. to tie. three pointer to tie. courtney lee gets it off. no good. how about this? the sixers beat the new york knicks which always makes me happy, 105-102. >>> talk -- raise the cap. >> talk football what a truly is trying time for all philadelphia sports the eagles come with a victory that could have a huge impact night one of the nfl draft. the eagles were winners of coin toss that landed them the number 14 overall pick i

joel embiid will have surgery on his left knee.nth, with a torn meniscus, surgery, probably the last option, but they had to get it done. last night the sixers took on, westbrook too big, too strong, too talented. had thinks triple double of the season, sixers got destroyed, 126 to 97. that's sport in a minute. aim sean bell. >> good morning, 5:47. an accident on i-95, this is a live look, i-95, northbound, right at route 320. which is exit number six in delaware county. a lot of police on the scene getting word of overturned vehicle, in the mix, it is kind of tough to see. because there is no overhead street lamb. in is the closest camera we have looking straight on here. but anybody that's leaving delaware county right now, and headed north on i-95, again, the accident at exit number six, which is 320. that's that tight one. actually i think we had an accident this week earlier, earlier this week at the same interchange. it is just north of the commodore barry, and right before 476. so if this is your path to get to philadelphia

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sixers dario saric picking up where joel embiid left off.lly goes to embiid plus new guy for the flyers making his presence felt in the very first game. see what he did to help the flyers get a win. that's coming up next in sports. where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials every year. turned from trash into treasure. so in the future, we will all have a more beautiful world. ♪ >> flyers are going to make the playoffs they better get on their giddy up right now. coming into tonight four games back with several teams in front of them. they started a streak on tuesday and luckily they were able to use that against the panthers and the new guy getting his first act as a flyer he made it count. third period down by one. brayden schenn with the pass he cashes in ties the game at one. this would go to shootout. in the shootout vorac

more bad news for the sixers, and joel embiid. hear the latest on his left knee. that's coming up next in sport. if you're looking frien. "hi!!!" "hi everybody" "cookie!" all-new it's sesame street live make a new friend! playing liacouras center april 6-9 tickets on sale now! liacourascenter dot com >> phillies had to say good-bye to one of their legends, dallas grown passed away bees fully at the age of 82. gwen was the manager for the phillies first world series championship back in 1980. he was a baseball liver. spent over 60 years in the game, 46 of those with the phillies organization, he will be missed. and dallas would have wanted the guys to play on, and they d yesterday against the yankees, vince had a tough outing, val ass quest went five and two thirds, the phillies go onto lose seven to three. to the 6ers and the thunder, there was no answer for that man. russell westbrook, too big, too strong, too talented. westbrook had his 35th triple double of the season, the sixers got destroyed 122-97. before the game the sixers announce joel embiid will have su

before the game the sixers announce joel embiid will is surgery on his left knee.had been out over a month with the torn meniscus, that's sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >> what a presence, more on the legacy of dallas green who meant so much to the baseball. so much to fans here in philadelphia. >> he was currently serving as an advisor for the team. he was a commander presence in and out of the lockerroom. one every his friends and long time fellow phillie, david montgomery, talked about losing his dear friend. >> he would want us to move on, because for him, most important thing for all of the games, was the game itself. >> he gave so much to the organization. >> he says i was a yell err, a cuss err, a scream, i never hold back, and he never d the 6-foot five presence would walk into the lockerroom. a lot of players didn't like him at first, but he was respected. i mean, i remember a player saying that he put up some signs, he said if you embarrass me or the club in anyway ill fine to you my discretion, he set the standards. >> sure did, it works, because it

so 70's great. >> joel embiid is poking fun at himself on the day his new commercial came out. >> ite in a commercial but it's making fun of how long you've been a rookie. >> now, hailing from cameroon, sitting out his first two seasons for boo boos. and now out for the season after he shot this commercial. >> he only played 31 games this season. missed his first two seasons because of injuries or as this ad points out, boo boos. don't like that. >>> the new confusion you may face as you file those last-minute tax returns. where should you start when you're told you have cancer? start with a specialist. start where you'll find advanced technology, precision treatment options and truly compassionate care. start here with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. it's not one thing we do. it's they thing we do. start at cancer treatment centers of ameca in philadelphia. the evolutioof cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts appointments available now. >>> breaking news right now in philadelphia's firm rock section. a 19-year-old man was shot o

sixers announcing that joel embiid is going to have to have surgery for the meniscus tear in his kneeit's joel's third surgery in three years. joel suffered a bone bruise two months ago. turned out he had a slight meniscus tear. they're going to have to see how long it's going to take him to recover. take a look. after missing the last two games, played 17 minutes tonight. but the knee is wrapped up. russell westbrook stuffing the stat sheet again, thunder leading early, third quarter all thunder. russell westbrook, a little lightning here. gibson on the run. russell's 35th triple-double of the season. sixers lose by 25 points. russell westbrook with his fifth career triple-double. >>> it took the phillys 97 years to win their first world series title. dallas green passed away today at the age of 82. he spent 62 years in baseball. he was a delaware guy through and through. >> this was devastating to me. i'm sure to a lot of other people too. >> larry boa was in tears, shocked that dallas green was gone. he was more than a manager to larry. >> the second father, a mentor, taught me how

it's it's official joel embiid will have surgery on his torn meniscus. he injured himself after seeing a multitude of doctors and specialists, the team finally made the call. more info days to come. sixers visiting the thunder, russell westbrook is amazing. first quarter, the driver, the float is good. in the third, watch him. forget it this is what he's done his entire career, six-time all star. 14 point lead at the half. what about that triple double in the third gets the rebound. pass right there. we'll give you the assist. 35th triple double. 18 points, the sixers get crushed 122-97. >>> phillies opening day in cincinnati 12 days away. today they play the yang i didn't say in clearwater. big day for the yanks. gray birds. fourth inning, two-run shot. in the sixth he does it again, three-run blast. homers, phillies lose 7-3. opening day 12 days away. >>> birthday celebration for >>> late show with steven followed by the late late show with james cordon. our morning team is back from 4:30 to 7:00. >>> thanks for watching, have great night. see you tomo

it's it's official joel embiid will have surgery on his torn meniscus. he injured himself after seeing a multitude of doctors and specialists, the team finally made the call. more info days to come. sixers visiting the thunder, russell westbrook is amazing. first quarter, the driver, the float is good. in the third, watch him. forget it this is what he's done his entire career, six-time all star. 14 point lead at the half. what about that triple double in the third gets the rebound. pass right there. we'll give you the assist. 35th triple double. 18 points, the sixers get crushed 122-97. >>> phillies opening day in cincinnati 12 days away. today they play the yang i didn't say in clearwater. big day for the yanks. gray birds. fourth inning, two-run shot. in the sixth he does it again, three-run blast. homers, phillies lose 7-3. opening day 12 days away. >>> birthday celebration for one leave it to the pros? i am a pro. i made this lawn from seed pride, and less water than you'd think. to those who'd say the grass is greener on the other side.. i politely