Joel Embiid will not play in Game 2 of the 76ers’ opening-round playoff series with the Miami Heat. That game will be 8 p.m. Monday at the Wells Fargo Center.
This marks the 10th straight game the all-star will miss since fracturing the orbital bone near his left eye and suffering a concussion against the New York Knicks on March 28. He recently cleared the NBA concussion protocol.
In Embiid, the Sixers have a big-game player that who excels on the national stage. But that’s not to say he has opposite results in other situations. Other than a handful of games, he’s been the best player on the court.