Embiid (sinus fracture) back in lineup for Sixers

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

The Sixers announced Embiid's return connected societal media, posting a photograph of the halfway wearing a protective mask.

Embiid suffered the wounded past Friday erstwhile he was struck successful the look by Bennedict Mathurin while going for a protect rebound. He sat retired the Sixers' 121-108 triumph complete the Hornets connected Monday.

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 has played successful conscionable six games this play owed to knee soreness and is averaging conscionable 20.3 points per crippled for the 76ers (7-16), good beneath his profession average.