On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs 76ers G4 lost to the Raptors, the series score became 3-1; Embiid came out with an injury, and got 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 mistakes in 7 of 16 shots; after the game, Embiid exposed his injury, refused surgery, said bluntly that he wanted to continue to play with injuries, and also responded to the referee after the game.
Speaking about the thumb injury after the game, Embiid said he would get an MRI tomorrow, bluntly saying that his fingers would hurt when he grabbed rebounds, free throws and passes: It was painful, and in basketball, you had to use your hands a lot.
Embiid also said that he wanted to continue to play with injuries, he would not do surgery on the thumb, if necessary, he would wait until the end of the playoffs; Embiid also revealed that he had played with illness before, saying: "I was sick in the first two games, and no one knows this." I beat it, it was the playoffs, and nothing stopped me.
Speaking of applauding the referee after the game, Embiid said: "I will accept the advice I gave myself and not complain about fouls." I admire the work they did today, and I feel like the referee is coming here to get a task done, and they're done, and they're doing it well, so I want to congratulate them.
Embiid also bluntly said that the next game should be more aggressive, if the referee wants to help the Raptors blow us fouls, or blow some outrageous fouls, I will give them more physical confrontation.
Embiid has a ligament injury to his right thumb and will undergo an MRI tomorrow to determine the severity of the injury, but Embiid has stated that he will not operate on it anyway, and even if he does, he will wait until the end of the playoffs; for Embiid's injury, Rivers said: Embiid will face the problem of finger injury throughout the playoffs, and it will not disappear.
Currently leading the Raptors 3-1 in the 76ers series, Embiid and Harden are expected to lead the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals.