Superstar Joel Embiid is out injured again. Dennis Schröder cannot prevent his Nets from defeat.
Next injury shock for the Philadelphia 76ers! Superstar Joel Embiid had to leave the field early in his Philadelphia 76ers’ 107:121 defeat at the Indiana Pacers due to a broken nose.
While trying to fight for a rebound, he received his opponent Bennedict Mathurin’s elbow in the face. The 76ers announced during the game that their top star would not return due to “an injury to the right area of his face.”
Embiid had previously shown a really good game. The 30-year-old had 12 points, four rebounds and five assists in just under 17 minutes.
NBA: Embiid is having a season to forget
How long Embiid will have to miss will be determined during further examinations over the weekend.
The renewed injury fits into the former NBA MVP’s disastrous season so far. So far, the center has only been on the floor in six of his team’s 23 games.
Embiid was initially out for a long time with swelling in his knee and, to make matters worse, was then suspended for three games because of a physical altercation with a reporter.
The season has also been disappointing for his team so far. At the start of the season, the 76ers were still considered contenders for the championship. But the team from Philadelphia is currently three wins behind a play-in place with just seven wins and 13 defeats.
NBA: Schröder concedes defeat
World champion Dennis Schröder suffered a significant defeat in the NBA with his Brooklyn Nets.
At the Memphis Grizzlies, the German and his team lost 119:135. Schröder scored 15 points and was one of the Nets’ best throwers.
For Brooklyn it was the fourth defeat from the past five games. Memphis is still one of the best teams in the league with 18 wins and eight defeats.
With Sports Information Service (SID)