Every time 7-foot Joel Embiid hits the floor, the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers have to hold their breath.
Embiid suffered a "small lateral meniscus tear" in his right knee during Game 4 of Philadelphia's first-round win over the Washington Wizards, an injury that will ultimately require either surgical repair or removal. He has gotten neither and did not play in the series-clinching Game 5. His status remained questionable until hours before Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks.
All Embiid has done since is score 79 points over the first two games of the second round.