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Joel Embiid suffers nasty finger dislocation, returns to game

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 1/6/20

Joel Embiid’s finger has seen better days than it did on Monday.

The Philadelphia 76ers star suffered a nasty dislocation to the ring finger of his left hand on a block attempt during the first quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder and had to briefly leave the game. Take a look if you dare, but be warned that it is not a very pretty sight.

Embiid re-entered the game after dislocating his finger…badly. pic.twitter.com/u0Eg1a5IbD

— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) January 7, 2020

Embiid returned to the game after apparently getting the finger popped back into place and wound up missing less than 90 seconds of actual game time.

Basketball is a sport where injuries like this tend to happen. Just a few months ago, we saw another superstar suffer a similarly unpleasant finger dislocation.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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