Montrezl Harrell tares ACL and meniscus in his right knee

Philadelphia 76ers center Montrezl Harrell has torn the cruciate ligaments and meniscus in his right knee, the NBA club announced.

The 29-year-old Harrell suffered the severe injury during training. He signed a new one-year, $2.9 million contract with Philadelphia just a few weeks ago, but it looks like he will miss most, if not all, of the upcoming season. During the 2022/23 season, Harrell was the backup to NBA MVP Joel Embiid and averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 57 games.

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Harrell’s injury is unlikely to be a serious problem for Philadelphia as they got three other players in the center position – the Ivorian Mo Bamba, the Serbian Filip Petrushev, as well as the Lithuanian Azhuolas Tubelis.