On April 25, Beijing time, the nuclear magnetic resonance results of 76ers star Embiid were released, confirming that his sprained right thumb had a ligament tear. Sources revealed that Embiid has decided to undergo surgery to repair the ligament after the philadelphia season. The 76ers have officially confirmed Embiid's appearance in the G5, and the Raptors' VanVleet is suspected of playing with a hip injury.
"(MRI) just confirmed our guess," 76ers coach Rivers said, "but nothing is going to change." The treatment is the same, there is actually no change, except that we know what the situation is and then we move on. ”
Medical expert Evan Jeffries analyzed Embiid's injuries. How will it affect that? Jeffries said: First, it is difficult to hold the ball; second, it is necessary to endure pain; third, dribbling may also have problems. Jeffries also said Embiid could endure the pain to finish the playoffs, but his fingers could be hit multiple times during the game.
Embiid's thumb was injured in the first half of G3, where he scored 28 points in the second half and overtime and hit a winning three-pointer. But in G4 he only had 21 points and eight rebounds, and his performance seemed to be affected by a finger injury. It was embiid's first rebound in more than a month without double digits. Embiid confirmed after the game that the finger injury affected his rebounds, but he said that he would continue to play this season with the injury.
"It's the playoffs and nothing can stop me, so I have to keep going and hopefully get good results," Embiid said after the game, adding that fighting injuries would be a challenge. Embiid also joked that he wanted the injury to happen to his left hand, not the right hand he used to shoot.
Embiid has played well this season, playing in 68 regular season games, averaging 30.6 points, 11.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and playing in four playoff games, averaging 26 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.