PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid left the Philadelphia 76ers' game against the Indiana Pacers shortly before halftime Friday night after being struck in the face going for a defensive rebound.
Embiid was battling Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin when he caught an errant forearm and elbow to the face. Embiid crumpled to the ground as play continued up floor and stayed down near the Philadelphia bench, holding his face.
The team ruled him out early in the second half with "impact to the right side of the face" in the cheek and nose area.