Will Joel Embiid's injury hamper the Philadelphia 76ers' pursuit of home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs?
Philadelphia's All-Star center will undergo surgery Friday to repair a torn radial collateral ligament in the ring finger in his left hand and will be reevaluated in 1-2 weeks, suggesting he'll miss at least the Sixers' next four games and potentially more than that.
Currently fifth in the East at 24-14, a game behind the Toronto Raptors for the fourth seed that ensures home court in the first round -- and a game ahead of the Indiana Pacers for sixth -- Philadelphia has gone 3-4 in the seven games Embiid has missed so far this season.
So how much ground might Embiid's absence cost them in the East standings? Let's take a look.