Sixers and Embiid not worried about reports that his thumb injury is worse than the team is reporting.
So much so that the 76ers haven’t listed his right thumb injury on the NBA injury report for Saturday’s Game 4 of the first-round series against the Toronto Raptors.The Sixers head into the 2 p.m. matchup at Scotiabank Arena with a commanding three-games-to-none advantage in the best-of-seven series. Now more so than ever, they would benefit greatly by completing a series sweep on Saturday.
The Heat took a two-games-to-none advantage into Friday night’s Game 3 matchup in Atlanta. The earliest the Eastern Conference semifinals would start is April 30. Downplaying the injury, coach Doc Rivers said the brace was to prevent Embiid from hitting his arms or hands during practice.Two have stood out the most, though.
While falling to the court, Embiid hyperflexed his right knee. After getting up gingerly, he sat on the bench during a timeout and returned to the game. The Sixers closed out that series in Game 5 without Embiid. He returned in time for their conference semifinal series against the Hawks and averaged 30.4 points and 12.7 rebounds.However, completing the sweep on Saturday while staying intact is a major priority for the Sixers.
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