Philadelphia 76ers facing Joel Embiid’s facial injury
By Bret Stuter
Philadelphia 76ers have lost the play of center Joel Embiid for an indefinite amount of time. What are the Philadelphia 76ers facing with Joel Embiid’s facial contusion
The Philadelphia 76ers lost the play of center Joel Embiid Wednesday night. He fell to injury when facing the New York Knicks after colliding with rookie Markelle Fultz. Fultz remained in the game, while Embiid left the court with a facial contusion. He stayed overnight at a local hospital for precautionary sake. And yes, an injured Embiid elevated everyone’s fears once more.
No worries, mate
Not much from the initial report to worry about, right? After all, Joel Embiid passed initial concussion testing. And the overnight hospital stay simply placed Embiid in the care of medical expertise. Purely precaution.
But this is Joel Embiid folks. The offense and the defense of the Philadelphia 76ers, particularly playoffs, depends on his play. Can the Philadelphia 76ers advance without him in the lineup? Can the team come up with alternate strategies? We’ll find out now.