Joel Embiid left the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Indiana Pacers simply earlier than halftime Friday night time after being hit within the face on a defensive rebound.
Embiid was combating Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin when he took an errant forearm and an elbow to the bridge of the nostril. Embiid crumpled to the bottom as play continued on the ground and remained close to the Philadelphia bench, holding his face.
The workforce dominated him out early within the second half for “impression on the precise facet of the face” and stated he would bear additional exams. He had 12 factors, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in 17 1/2 minutes within the 76ers’ 121-107 loss.
Embiid was enjoying simply his sixth sport of 23 in Philadelphia. He was bothered by swelling in his left knee and likewise served a three-match suspension for a bodily incident with a reporter.
Embiid has additionally had quite a few facial accidents, together with an orbital bone fracture after a collision with Toronto’s Pascal Siakam throughout the 2022 playoffs and one in 2018 after a collision with teammate Markelle Fultz. Last 12 months, Embiid suffered Bell’s palsy throughout a first-round playoff loss to New York.
Associated Press reporting.
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