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NBA Playoffs: Joel Embiid Playing In Game 3 Against Heat

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --  Sixers center Joel Embiid will play in Game 3 against the Miami Heat on Thursday night, according to the organization.

Embiid cleared the NBA's concussion protocol on Sunday after suffering a fractured orbital bone during an injury in March.

The series is tied 1-1 after the Heat beat the Sixers 113-103 on Monday night.

Embiid wasn't happy about the loss, saying he's "F***ING sick and tired of being babied" in an Instagram post.

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