Daily News | Ligament tear confirmed in Joel Embiid’s right thumb; surgery will wait until after playoffs. Sixers hope to oust Raptors in Game 5 Monday.
But the hill just got steeper for them after Sunday’s MRI confirmed that Joel Embiid has a ligament tear in his right thumb.
They would face the winner of the Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks series. The Heat took a two-games-to-one lead into Sunday’s 7 p.m. Game 4 in Atlanta. “I’m a competitor,” Siakam said. “I love competing. This is the playoffs, the highest level. I’m cool with the talking. I just don’t want those dirty plays. I don’t like that. Keep it basketball. … At the end of the day, it’s all fake toughness.”
“I thought it was hilarious that Tobias [Harris] got called for one in a game where the guy that was guarding him was doing it all playoffs and has been called for none. But, like, who cares? Let’s just play basketball.”However, that might require someone stepping up and taking some of the load off Embiid.
He averaged 27.6 points on 50.9% shooting to go with 13 rebounds through the first three series meetings. He missed all five of his shots and had just one point in the first quarter. Embiid went on to finish with 21 points on 7-for-16 shooting to go with 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 turnovers. He was in obvious pain in Game 4 and that likely won’t change in upcoming games.
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