While the 76ers wait on a return to health for one center, another could be done for the year.
Rookie Johni Broome suffered a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee during Saturday’s G League game with the Delaware Blue Coats, the team announced Sunday.
The club did not disclose a timeline. Broome, “will consult with medical professionals to determine the next steps of his treatment plan,” the statement read.
The 23-year-old center was the 35th overall pick in the 2025 draft out of Auburn. He’s played just 55 minutes in 11 games for the 76ers, scoring 10 points on 4-for-19 shooting.
He’s been great for the Blue Coats, though, where in 18 games he’s averaged 22.9 points and 8.1 rebounds in 33 minutes per game, plus 19.3 points in eight games in the Tip-Off Tournament. He scored 27 points in 23 minutes before the injury Saturday and had a 50-point game last month with Delaware.
Though he wasn’t in coach Nick Nurse’s rotation, Broome lessens further the depth at the center position. Joel Embiid (right shin soreness/right knee injury management) was ruled out for Sunday night’s game at Minnesota. It’ll be his fifth straight game out after playing 20 of the previous 25. The 76ers have lost each of the last four games without Embiid.
Meniscus tears have been familiar to the 76ers.
Jared McCain’s meniscus tear in December 2024 ended his rookie season. Embiid tore his meniscus in January 2024. He returned in early April, but it was regarded as rushing back to the playoffs before he was fully healthy.
Meniscus tears come in many varieties with a wide range for the absence that follows.
