Embiid returns in style, pours in 34 in Sixers' win

Philadelphia 76ers prima Joel Embiid was backmost successful the starting lineup Friday nighttime against the visiting Charlotte Hornets aft a one-game absence owed to a sinus fracture.

Sporting a achromatic protective mask, Embiid returned to the tribunal aft sitting retired the Sixers' 121-108 triumph complete the Hornets connected Monday. He suffered the wounded past Friday erstwhile he was struck successful the look by Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin while going for a protect rebound.

Head coach Nick Nurse noted earlier this week that the sinus fracture was "not astir arsenic severe" arsenic the 2 erstwhile facial fractures Embiid suffered successful his career.

Embiid entered the time pinch conscionable six games played this play owed to knee soreness and was averaging conscionable 20.3 points, good beneath his profession average.