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Joel Embiid can't wait to ditch mask, cites vision issues

BOSTON -- Joel Embiid's mask may make him look like some kind of superhero, but the Philadelphia 76ers star looks forward to the day when he can play without it.

"With the goggles and everything, I can't really see," Embiid said after the Sixers' shootaround Monday.

Embiid has worn a mask to protect his fractured orbital bone since returning to the court in Game 3 of the Sixers' series against the Miami Heat. He said Monday that the mask remains "annoying" partially due to the fog that builds up in the goggles connected to it.