PHILADELPHIA -- As Sixers coach Brett Brown started answering questions at his postgame press conference following Monday's 113-103 loss to the Miami Heat, his superstar center took to Instagram to vent. At that moment, Brown was unaware.
See, Joel Embiid hasn't played in a basketball game since Sixers rookie Markelle Fultz bumped into him during a game against the Knicks on March 28. Embiid fractured his orbital bone and suffered a concussion during the collision.
Publicly, Embiid has worn various protective masks during shootaround -- which he'll likely have to wear when/if he returns to game action as a preventative measure -- and even labeled himself the "Phantom of the Process.