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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Joel Embiid said aft nan Philadelphia 76ers' triumph complete nan New York Knicks Thursday nighttime that he's been dealing pinch a lawsuit of Bell's palsy, a wellness information that causes facial musculus weakness, symptom and discomfort.
"It's beautiful annoying. My near broadside of my face, my rima and my eye, truthful yeah, it's been tough," Embiid said, "but I'm not a quitter, truthful I sewage to support fighting done anything. It's unfortunate, that's nan measurement I look astatine it. That's not an excuse, I sewage to support pushing."
Embiid said he started to announcement nan symptoms a time aliases 2 earlier nan NBA Play-In Tournament crippled against nan Miami Heat aft he had bad migraines.
Recently, Embiid has been seen wearing sunglasses indoors earlier games during nan playoffs. He's besides not 100% aft returning from a near knee injury that sidelined him for 2 months.
"I conscionable emotion playing nan game," Embiid said. "I want to play arsenic overmuch arsenic possible. I only sewage astir 8 much years left, truthful I sewage to bask this arsenic overmuch arsenic possible, and I want to win."
Still, Embiid scored a playoff career-high 50 points successful nan Sixers' triumph complete nan Knicks successful Game 3 of nan first information of nan NBA playoffs.
With Thursday's win, nan Sixers now way 2-1 successful nan series. Game 4 will beryllium Sunday day astatine Wells Fargo Center successful South Philadelphia.
What is Bell's palsy?
Bell's palsy is "an unexplained section of facial musculus weakness aliases paralysis," according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
According to Johns Hopkins, nan information results from harm to nan facial nerve, and symptom and discomfort usually hap connected 1 broadside of nan person's look aliases head.
Bell's palsy isn't considered permanent, but successful uncommon cases, it does not disappear. According to Johns Hopkins, there's presently nary cure for Bell's palsy, but betterment usually originates 2 to six months from nan onset of symptoms.
The origin of Bell's palsy is not known.
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Tom Ignudo
Tom Ignudo is simply a Digital Content Producer astatine CBS News Philadelphia. Before CBS Philadelphia, Tom covered precocious schoolhouse and assemblage sports for nan Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking news, sports and more.
