Joel Embiid revealed he has a mild case of Bell's palsy after pouring in 50 in a Game 3 win over the Knicks.
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, reaches for a pass against New York Knicks' Isaiah Hartenstein during the first half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Philadelphia. revealed he has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the Play-In Tournament.
“I don’t know exactly what happened, but obviously, I guess that’s a normal thing,” he told reporters. “It started a day or two before the Miami game and then I had bad migraines, and I thought it was nothing. Usually, I don’t like to check it out but for some reason, I ended up having to tell somebody.”
“He just keeps getting better all the time,” said Sixers coach NIck Nurse: “But, I think tonight he was aggressive. He was driving it, he was rolling down hill, he was catching and shooting quick. I can think of maybe one where he held it for a long time and finally shot it and he made it, but most of it was decisive, maybe that’s a better word. I thought he was decisive on his decisions on when to roll and when to shoot tonight.
“It hasn’t really necessarily gotten better,” he said. “With the conversations that I’ve had, it could be weeks, it could be months. I just hope that it stays like this. I’ve got a beautiful face. I don’t like when my mouth is looking the other way. Unfortunate situation but everything happens for a reason.”Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription.
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