In the final hours before Game 2 at Madison Square Garden, Joel Embiid was in doubt because of a knee injury suffered in Game 1. The Philadelphia 76ers center had posterized an opposing However, falling badly on his already battered knee, staying on the floor almost in tears and then leaving the parquet. Eventually fortunately Embiid had returned in the third quarter, but given his injury history one might have expected a lot of caution from the 76ers.
As mentioned, in the end Embiid played and produced. 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 12/29 from the field.
But the knee still did not appear to be 100 percent at all. On X, one user pointed out how Joel Embiid was struggling to run.
Joel Embiid PHYSICALLY can’t run… pic.twitter.com/zbuwvf2JBR
– KingCharge (@KingCharge) April 23, 2024
For the past few days, however, the knee has not been the only part of Embiid’s body of concern: there are also the eyes. In recent days, the player has often been seen wearing sunglasses, even on occasions that would not usually require it. Steps his arrival at MSG for Race-2, in which case the sunglasses may have been just part of the pre-game outfit. But Embiid also wore them at the previous day’s shootaround e In the locker room last night, after the defeat in Game 2.
Embiid looks so gutted pic.twitter.com/AulfpmseTl
– New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) April 23, 2024
Even, as written by AllPhly, Embiid also wore a pair of sunglasses in the shower.
In short, it is clear that the player has some vision problems, probably severe discomfort in bright environments, and this is certainly affecting him on the court as well. According to ESPN, would be the aftermath of a blow to the eye sustained during Game 1..
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