Joel Embiid Out Indefinitely After Getting Hurt in a Blowout
Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers closed out the Toronto Raptors Thursday night with a 132-97 blowout win to wrap up their opening round NBA playoff series. Unfortunately, that victory was costly, as Embiid suffered a blow to the face that will put him out indefinitely. Frankly, he never should have been in the game at the time he suffered the injury.
Here's the play where he got injured:
The play where Joel Embiid got injured pic.twitter.com/GYWDUxupoU
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 30, 2022
Notice the time and score. The Sixers were up 29 with four minutes left. There was absolutely no reason for Doc Rivers and the Sixers to have their MVP candidate on the floor at that point. The game was over.
Now, according to Shams Charania, Embiid will be out a while:
Sources: 76ers All-NBA star Joel Embiid suffered a right orbital fracture and mild concussion in series-clinching Game 6 win last night in Toronto. He will be listed as out and there is no timetable for his return.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 30, 2022
What a massive mistake from Rivers not getting Embiid out of that game. Now Philly is without its best player against a really good Miami Heat team.