As the NBA world fixes their collective eyes on the City of Brotherly Love to see Jaylen Brown take on his former team, the Boston Celtics, disaster struck when Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid exited the contest early after taking a hard fall while trying to score on former teammate Paul George.
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While the play wasn't immediately called off, as the ball remained for VJ Edgecombe to slam down a sick dunk – even if he had to then gingerly avoid his teammate on his way down from the rim – Embiid immediately beelined it right to the locker room when the clock hit zero with his teammates.
This is a developing story.