Panic Time? Raptors Stomp Sixers In Philly To Force Game 6
The nerves in Philly are suddenly as tight as the rims.
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The nerves in Philly are suddenly as tight as the rims.
Doctors say Embiid's thumb injury is common and the surgery to fix it is pretty basic.
Embiid made his remarks to reporters after a 110-102 loss on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
The ligament tear is the latest injury Embiid will have to play through during the postseason.
Pascal Siakam scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. added 24 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-102 Saturday to avoid a four-game sweep in their first round playoff series.
There's fear Sixers' All-NBA star and MVP candidate Joel Embiid has a torn ligament in his right thumb, a report says.
Joel Embiid was heckled all night on Wednesday by fans inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, but ultimately, he had the last laugh.
Sixers super fan Monty G dropped a custom rap just for Eyewitness News after the Sixers beat the Raptors
After 76ers coach Doc Rivers called timeout to save the possession as the shot clock was running down, Embiid took an inbounds pass from Danny Green and hit a turnaround shot from near the sideline before running back to his bench in celebration.
Philly is the first major city to reinstate this mask mandate.
Maxey had 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Tobias Harris had 20 points and 10 rebounds. James Harden scored 14.
The other finalists are reigning MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points and became the youngest player in Sixers history to score at least 30 points in a playoff game in the win.
Tyrese Maxey made history and became the youngest player in Sixers history to score at least 30 points in a playoff game in the team's 131-111 victory over the Raptors on Saturday.
Dan Duffy spent 150 hours on the piece which has over 6,000 tiny letters.
