Joel Embiid has been experiencing Bell's palsy symptoms, he said after Philadelphia's 125-114 win over the New York Knicks.
PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid said after the Philadelphia 76ers' win over the New York Knicks Thursday night that he's been dealing with a case of Bell's palsy, a health condition that causes facial muscle weakness, pain and discomfort.'It's pretty annoying. My left side of my face, my mouth and my eye, so yeah, it's been tough,' Embiid said, 'but I'm not a quitter, so I got to keep fighting through anything.
I only got about eight more years left, so I got to enjoy this as much as possible, and I want to win.'Still, Embiid scored a playoff career-high 50 points in the Sixers' win over the Knicks in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA playoffs.With Thursday's win, the Sixers now trail 2-1 in the series. Game 4 will be Sunday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia.
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