On April 30, Beijing time, the 76ers officially announced that All-Star Embiid fractured his right eye socket and slight concussion in yesterday's G6 game against the Raptors, and he is currently listed as a "absent" state, and the famous Charania said that he has no comeback schedule.
For the 76ers, this is undoubtedly super bad news. Previously, Embiid insisted on playing in the playoffs with an injury with a torn thumb ligament, but he did not expect that the old injury had not healed and added a new injury. This time, Embiid could not fight with injuries, because the league has strict restrictions on concussion, and Embiid can't pass the league even if he wants to fight.
Embiid was injured in the final moments of the G6, when Siakam hit Embiid in the face, and he covered his face and walked to the sidelines, very painful. Siakam apologized to Embiid after the game, but didn't expect the damage to be so severe.
The lack of Embiid for the Heat series means that Harden and Maxi need to take on more responsibility, and the Heat's defensive pressure is greatly reduced, after all, Embiid is their number one defensive problem. Embiid had a three-week break from a similar injury and came back wearing a mask.
In the 2021-22 regular season, Embiid averaged 30.6 points, 11.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and averaged 26.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in the playoffs.