Embiid suffered a sinus fracture, which is a break in the bones surrounding the sinuses, when he was struck in the face. Embiid will be reevaluated this weekend.

Joel Embiid suffered a sinus fracture in the Philadelphia 76ers' 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, the latest setback in a season full of them for the All-Star big man. Embiid was battling Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin for a defensive rebound in the closing seconds of the first half when he caught an errant forearm and elbow to the face.

At this point, if you're a Philadelphia 76ers fan, it's hard to know whether to laugh or cry at how ridiculously awful this season is going. It was supposed to be a season of joy and contention for the Sixers after adding Paul George in the summer,