Before the first commercial break of Game 4 between the 76ers and Celtics, Joel Embiid drank in the roars of the Philadelphia crowd. He raised his arms, Gladiator-style, as his teammates walked to the bench and basked in the glory of postseason basketball. For a player who underwent emergency appendix surgery three weeks prior, it was probably the best feeling in the world.
It was fleeting, as these moments are. Little did Embiid know it was also the last such moment he’d enjoy that night.
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