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Joel Embiid shares before-and-after surgery photos

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 7:04 p.m. ET

Jimmy Traina

Joel Embiid seemed to be in good spirits for his foot surgery on Friday.

The Kansas center, who was expected to be the No. 1 pick by the Cavaliers in next week's NBA draft, shared a couple of pictures on Instagram before going under the knife to get the stress fracture in his right foot repaired.

The first photo Embiid posted had the caption, "It's time...... #GOD."

The second Instagram had the caption, "Can't even get up for someone who KILLED A LION........ I wasn't even asleep while they were doing the surgery #alien #WAFA #NBA #Supernatural"

Clearly the anesthesia was still taking its toll.