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Joel Embiid has stress fracture in foot, will undergo surgery Friday

Former KU center will not attend next Thursday's draft in New York

Former Kansas University center Joel Embiid is scheduled to have surgery Friday to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, a stunning development that could affect the top choices in next week's NBA draft.

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• by Associated Press at 10:44am

Column: KU newcomer Graham positive at point guard

In some ways, the less you notice a point guard, the better he’s playing. It can mean he’s keeping the ball moving, getting it into the right hands at the right time, not monopolizing it. I didn’t hear much about freshman point guard Devonté Graham’s play in last week’s Bill Self Camp exhibition game featuring past and present Kansas University basketball players, so I decided to take in the camp game Wednesday. Column by Tom Keegan

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• by Tom Keegan at 11:21pm