Embiid: I'm going to be a nightmare for Miami. I feel like I'm the best defensive player in the NBA
Embiid returned and scored 23 points in win in Game 3
Joel Embiid made his debut in the NBA playoffs and scored 23 points with 7 rebounds and 4 assists in 76ers win against the Miami Heat in Game 3.
The big of the 76ers wore a mask that he has to use for eight weeks.
Per ESPN, "I'm going to be a nightmare for them," the All-Star center said. "I feel like I'm the best defensive player in the league," he said.
Embiid said he was cleared to play after a conversation with the team medical staff and surgeons.
"I felt like it was the time to come back, especially how physical [the Sixers' Game 2 loss] was," Embiid said. "I love this moment, I love being physical, I love contact, so I felt like they needed me in that way."
The big of the 76ers wore a mask that he has to use for eight weeks.
Per ESPN, "I'm going to be a nightmare for them," the All-Star center said. "I feel like I'm the best defensive player in the league," he said.
Embiid said he was cleared to play after a conversation with the team medical staff and surgeons.
"I felt like it was the time to come back, especially how physical [the Sixers' Game 2 loss] was," Embiid said. "I love this moment, I love being physical, I love contact, so I felt like they needed me in that way."
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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