Los Angeles (AFP)
The Philadelphia 76ers, the fourth in the eastern region in the NBA, received a severe blow when local media announced the absence of its Cameroonian star, Joel Embiid, for an indefinite period due to a fracture in the orbit of the right eye and a concussion of the brain.
The Cameroonian player was injured, after an “elbow” interference from fellow Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam in the last minutes of the sixth game of their series in the first round of the “Playoff”, which he won 132-97 and thus advanced 4-2 and reached the second round. .
ESPN and The Athletic reported that Embiid had suffered a concussion after the blow, and a fracture in the right eye socket. Denver Nuggets” and Greek Yannis Antetokounmpo “Milwaukee Bucks”, that he suffered a similar injury to his left eye in 2018, where he had to undergo surgery and missed out on the field for three weeks.
Embiid was injured in the third match against the Raptors, and has since suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb, but the player and his team preferred to wait until the end of the playoffs in order to undergo surgery.
Embiid’s absence will be a severe blow to the Sixers, especially as they will face the Miami Heat in the quarter-finals of the League (Eastern Region semi-finals).