Embiid totaled 18 points and 11 rebounds in his return from an orbital fracture and concussion that kept him out of Games 1 and 2 of the Sixers' best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal.
Those tasked with mopping the sweat off the floor under the Wells Fargo Center baskets must always be on high alert for when a player hits the deck or possession shifts from one end of the court to the other. But during Game 3 of the 76ers’ Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat, the young ladies posted up along each baseline took on an additional duty.
“It’s whatever,” Embiid said after the game, his face visibly swollen. “It’s just the circumstances.” “Four years ago, I really complained about it,” Embiid said. “This time around, it’s still a big adjustment … but it’s fine.” Rivers: “I have no understanding of that. I can’t imagine, honestly. … The thing is moving around. I don’t know how you play with it, but he is and I’m happy he’s out there.”
Embiid perhaps most needed the protection late in the game, when Adebayo inadvertently knocked Embiid in the face and sent him to the floor while going for a rebound. As Embiid spoke during his postgame news conference, his right eye began watering to the point that a tear trickled down his face.
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