Phildalphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid set his individual best at the NBA playoffs on Thursday despite a diagnosis of Bell’s palsy.
Embiid, who was the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2023, said following Thursday's game, “It's been tough, but I'm not a quitter.”
“I battled migraines and thought it was nothing. Usually I like to tough it out, but for some reason I ended up having to tell somebody,” Embiid explained. “It's unfortunate, that's the way I look at it. But that's not an excuse. Got to keep pushing.”
He shot 13 of 19 from the field an