The stress Embiid is placing on his ailing knee could lead to an injury that costs him next season. But Embiid was determined to play, finishing with 29 points, eight rebounds, and six assists.
Sixers center Joel Embiid lays on the floor holding his knee against the New York Knicks during the second quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, April 20, 2024NEW YORK — He began the game by scoring the 76ers’ first three baskets and 15 of their 34 first-quarter points.and bumping it against Mitchell Robinson after dunking on the New York Knicks center.
That’s why it was surprising that the Sixers put him back in there after re-injuring his knee for the second time in nine days. So one can fully understand why Embiid was determined to return this season after tearing the meniscus in left knee on Jan. 30 against the Golden State Warriors.
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