Former NBA MVP Joel Embiid will miss no less than one week because of the proper sinus fracture he suffered in Friday’s loss to Indiana, the Sixers announced in a press launch.
Embiid, who was already ruled out for Monday’s sport in Charlotte, might be re-evaluated in every week.
Embiid exited Friday’s sport simply earlier than halftime after being struck within the face by Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin and didn’t return within the second half. Mathurin and Embiid have been battling for a rebound below the Sixers’ basket when Mathurin’s left forearm and elbow made hard contact with the precise aspect of Embiid’s face and the bridge of his nostril.
Friday’s contest was simply the sixth of 23 Sixers video games that Embiid has performed this season. He has missed time because of left knee swelling and was additionally suspended three video games for a locker room run-in with a reporter.
If there’s a silver lining to Embiid’s newest harm absence, it’s that Philadelphia solely has three video games this week. After Monday’s contest, the 76ers will host the Hornets on Friday, then journey to Cleveland on Saturday for a back-to-back. Their subsequent sport after that’s Monday vs. San Antonio.
Sadly, the 30-year-old heart wasn’t the one Sixer injured on Friday, as rookie guard Jared McCain suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and requires surgical procedure. Philadelphia’s 2024 first-round decide is out indefinitely.
