Joel Embiid will miss Wednesday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs with a sprained right hand.
The 76ers center suffered a sprained right hand in Sunday’s victory over the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. This is expected to the 10th game he’ll miss due various injuries and recovering time.
This injury occurred when he crashed hard to court with 3 minutes, 54 seconds remaining after colliding with Devin Booker near midcourt while leaping after the ball. The center landed on his back, hurting his right hand. Embiid grabbed his hand and grimaced in pain. He remained in the game, but kept shaking and rubbing the hand.
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After the game, Embiid had X-rays, which were negative.
Embiid said his hand was numb the remainder of the game. He didn’t attempt a shot following the accident. However, he went on to grab three rebounds and block a shot before leaving the game with 41 seconds left.
The Spurs will be without Rudy Gay (right heel), Tony Parker (return from injury management), Kawhi Leonard ( return from injury management), Manu Ginobili (rest) and Danny Green (left groin tightness).
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