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NEW YORK -- After a second brief injury scare involving superstar center Joel Embiid in just over a week, Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after Saturday night's 111-104 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of their best-of-7 first round series that there are no plans to shut the league's reigning MVP down.
"He really is a warrior," Nurse said of Embiid, "and he's battling.
"I think he absolutely wants to play."
Embiid briefly exited the game for the final 2:37 of the first half after a truly remarkable play that saw him throw down a ridiculous one-handed dunk after passing the ball to himself off the backboard.