The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Monday that All-Star center Joel Embiid will be re-evaluated in approximately one week for the sinus fracture that he suffered on Friday.
Embiid will remain sidelined during that time frame.
Embiid sustained the injury in Philadelphia’s game against the Indiana Pacers. Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin inadvertently hit Embiid in the face while attempting to secure a rebound. Embiid immediately fell to the floor in pain and eventually left the game.
Joel Embiid got up and walked to the locker room with a few seconds left to play in the first half, was hit in the face by the arm of Bennedict Mathurin here. pic.twitter.com/2gLajNwgny
— Erin Grugan (@eringrugan) December 14, 2024
He did not return and was later diagnosed with a sinus fracture.
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