The NBA fined the 76ers $50,000 for violating the league’s injury reporting rules in their handling of Joel Embiid’s return. The league said the team “failed to disclose [Embiid’s] participation status in an accurate and timely manner” prior to the game.
Embiid was initially listed as out for Friday’s game on Thursday evening’s official injury report. Following Friday’s shootaround, the Sixers informed the media that Embiid had cleared concussion protocols and had participated in shootaround, but that he was still listed as out for the game. About an hour later, Embiid was upgraded to doubtful.
Embiid totaled 18 points and 11 rebounds while wearing a mask to protect his face during the Sixers’ victory. After the game, Rivers said, “I felt like he was gonna play [Friday] morning, but I didn’t know. But I felt like it.” “He did our whole walk-through, which, again, we didn’t do a lot,” Rivers added. “He didn’t take a lot of shots, which made me start getting a little concerned. ... But by mid-afternoon, I was pretty positive [he would play].”
Embiid is listed as questionable to play in Sunday’s Game 4 with the orbital fracture and a thumb sprain. He tore a ligament in his right thumb in Game 3 of the Sixers’ first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. The Phoenix Suns received a similar fine of $25,000 in the playoffs’ first round for their reporting of All-Star guard Devin Booker’s hamstring injury before he returned to play for Game 6 of their series win against the New Orleans Pelicans.
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