Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with a mild case of Bell's palsy, a form of facial paralysis affecting the left side of his face. Embiid has been dealing with the condition since before the NBA Play-In Tournament game against the Miami Heat on April 17, initially starting with migraines. Despite the diagnosis, Embiid has continued to perform at a high level, scoring 50 points in a recent Game 3 victory over the New York Knicks. Embiid expressed that the condition has been 'pretty annoying' but remains determined to keep pushing through the playoffs.
76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid says he's suffering from Bell's palsy https://t.co/gBma6eBCuZ
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Joel Embiid is dealing with Bell’s Palsy. What does that mean? How does it impact Embiid on the court? Analysis: https://t.co/5GU6kq8MOj @ProFootballDoc video analysis: https://t.co/n4HdavzwoJ https://t.co/dBwSVZHIIN
I really don't think we're talking enough about how Joel Embiid gave the Knicks 50 last night while dealing with a mild case of BELL'S PALSY.
76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid says he has Bell's palsy https://t.co/Qqw2YnuCT3
Sixers star Joel Embiid is no stranger to postseason injuries and ailments. And last night, it came to light that he's dealing with Bell's palsy. Here's a look at all the injuries he's suffered during his NBA career. 🔗 https://t.co/AjeulK8W0B https://t.co/EnKTthYM9V
Sixers star Joel Embiid is no stranger to postseason injuries and ailments. And last night, after dropping 50 points to lead the Sixers over the Knicks in Game 3 of their first round series, it came to light that Embiid is dealing with Bell's palsy. 🔗 https://t.co/CQOZvI3Gio https://t.co/BEfrJnQTeX
76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid says he has Bell’s palsy https://t.co/zmtHRhCrZF https://t.co/3A4QRpO6XZ
What to know about Bell's palsy, the facial paralysis affecting Joel Embiid https://t.co/XgnXWta5ZW
Joel Embiid said after the Philadelphia 76ers' win over the New York Knicks Thursday night that he's been dealing with a case of Bell's palsy, a health condition that causes facial muscle weakness, pain and discomfort. https://t.co/k9ExNuYke8
What is Bell’s palsy? Joel Embiid’s diagnosis and how might it affect the 76ers star ⤵️ https://t.co/PYcfnUA3bl
What is Bell’s palsy? Joel Embiid, the All-Star centre for the Philadelphia 76ers, revealed he had a form of facial paralysis known as Bell’s palsy. Here’s what that means. https://t.co/fZ9dNjPbMX
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell's palsy, a condition that can strike out of the blue and cause muscles on one side of a person's face to become weak or paralyzed. https://t.co/dKSkbn1GGp https://t.co/deRCaSHIRc
What is Bell's palsy? NBA star Joel Embiid diagnosed with a form of facial paralysis https://t.co/gKGRgcUadl
Minutes after 76ers star Joel Embiid scored 50 and walked off the court as the hero of Game 3 vs. the Knicks, he shared a stunning diagnosis with reporters: He's been dealing with a mild case of Bell’s palsy. More on the disorder and its effects ⤵️ https://t.co/tDP5kNWsei
76ers star Joel Embiid says he has Bell's palsy but the 7-footer is playing through it in a playoff battle with the Knicks. https://t.co/5Kxpsgimmf https://t.co/987FoIpOGe
What is Bell's palsy? 76ers star centre Joel Embiid revealed he has it. Here's how it affects the body https://t.co/QBiZ788TRJ
NBA star Joel Embiid is diagnosed with Bell's palsy after suffering from 'bad migraines' this season... but he still puts up 50 points in the 76ers' playoff win over the Knicks: 'I'm going to keep fighting through anything' https://t.co/SJIwq2QQtR https://t.co/Xc1cQssiZl
NBA star Joel Embiid is diagnosed with Bell's palsy after suffering from 'bad migraines' this season https://t.co/bPCtUY6CTA https://t.co/rMN0PSfxus
What is Bell's palsy? 76ers' Joel Embiid dealing with condition that affects vision, facial muscles https://t.co/5Hp82FwCbp
Joel Embiid says he was diagnosed with Bell's palsy. See who the medical condition can affect and what are the symptoms associated with the neurological disease. https://t.co/Ts25B1cOVk
Joel Embiid — battling Bell’s palsy — turns in 50-point masterpiece ⤵️ https://t.co/dGKD2dgqxn
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. https://t.co/Tq3s5P8ons
"It’s been tough, but I’m not a quitter. Got to keep fighting, do anything. It’s unfortunate. That’s the way I look at it, but that’s not an excuse. Got to keep pushing." -Joel Embiid on his bout with Bell's palsy. https://t.co/bImDiGITjF
Joel Embiid Reveals He Was Diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy After Having ‘Bad Migraines’: ‘Thought It Was Nothing’ https://t.co/CPtEdzreOR
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said he's been dealing with a case of Bell's palsy, a health condition that causes facial muscle weakness, pain and discomfort. https://t.co/Z4FcwFstFN
Joel Embiid plays through Bell’s palsy: ‘Pretty annoying’ https://t.co/lfypBwHD2I
New ESPN story: Not only did Joel Embiid put up a playoff career-high 50 points to back up his guarantee & lead Philly to a Game 3 win — he did it while dealing with Bell’s palsy. “Unfortunate situation. But everything happens for a reason.” https://t.co/LCEU3b0fwR
Embiid's 'Beautiful Face': #Sixers MVP Reveals Bell’s Palsy Diagnosis During #Knicks NBA Playoffs https://t.co/8aU7QYAnOT
Sixers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. He says the form of facial paralysis has affected him since before the play-in tournament. https://t.co/ELbhExbUG5
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament. https://t.co/oLQR5WysHj
Joel Embiid says he's been dealing with Bell's palsy, a health condition that causes facial muscle weakness, pain and discomfort. He said his first symptoms were bad migraines after the NBA Play-In Tournament game against Miami. https://t.co/AEFEc3GbWB
Now on @njdotcom Joel Embiid pours in 50 in win over Knicks, reveals Bell’s Palsy diagnosis https://t.co/kPsPzAGgjr
“It’s pretty annoying with my left side of my face, my mouth and my eye.” Following his massive Game 3 performance, Joel Embiid spoke about the Bell's palsy that he's been playing through. @NoahLevick has the story. ⤵️ https://t.co/YH7BhiR49s
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament. https://t.co/OY4pUWyPOE
🏀 Sixers superstar Joel Embiid playing through Bell's palsy, determined to "keep fighting" through more misfortune. https://t.co/JwYzZumKal
“It's been tough, but I'm not a quitter,” says reigning MVP Joel Embiid, who sustained his stellar outings in the playoffs despite suffering from facial paralysis. #NBA #NBAPlayoffs https://t.co/Z5cHP9vVms
Joel Embiid battling mild case of Bell’s palsy on left side of his face: ‘I’m not going to quit’ https://t.co/OtcQpqe1Fk via @phillyinquirer
Embiid has 50 to lead 76ers to win, reveals Bell's palsy diagnosis https://t.co/MJFtp8QK3a
Sixers’ Embiid says he’s suffering from Bell’s palsy after hanging 50 on Knicks https://t.co/AKUuOs3cZv
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid scores 50 vs. Knicks while dealing with Bell's palsy https://t.co/jaUdWpDvHh
Philadelphia 76ers' center Joel Embiid has been dealing with a case of Bell’s palsy affecting the left side of his face. Bell’s palsy is “an unexplained episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis,” according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. More ⤵️ https://t.co/WKW8H4MnO3 https://t.co/hruyc6EW5X
Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid says he’s suffering from Bell’s palsy. https://t.co/KEgZf2769E Click the image to read more:
Joel Embiid on his battle with Bell's Palsy. "Pretty annoying with the left side of my face, my mouth and my eye. It's been tough but I'm not a quitter… It's unfortunate… got to keep pushing.” https://t.co/45OwHZCDIz
Joel Embiid on Bell's Palsy: "Pretty annoying with the left side of my face, my mouth and my eye. It's been tough but I'm not a quitter… It's unfortunate… got to keep pushing.” https://t.co/Iwqn1QczTd
Joel Embiid on Bell's Palsy: "Pretty annoying with the left side of my face, my mouth and my eye. It's been tough but I'm not a quitter… It's unfortunate… got to keep pushing" https://t.co/9rSzhidLLf
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid said after the team's win over the New York Knicks on Thursday night that he's been suffering from a case of Bell's palsy. "I got to keep pushing." https://t.co/AEFEc3GbWB
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell's palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament. https://t.co/MRBsFyTgXg
76ers’ Joel Embiid battling mild case of Bell’s palsy in health scare https://t.co/OQkJ0nkIec https://t.co/6EIOqWbCwN
76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid says he's suffering from Bell's palsy https://t.co/mMVFhpuKPl
Joel Embiid has been receiving treatment for a mild case of Bell’s Palsey for the past week. He started dealing with the condition prior to the Sixers’ NBA Play-In Tournament victory over the Miami Heat on April 17. https://t.co/EJWHBnTWMk
Joel Embiid has been treated for Bell’s palsy https://t.co/UzpUMomCVd https://t.co/3KI4xQXR3O
Joel Embiid reportedly playing with mild case of Bell’s Palsey since play-in https://t.co/vEycQ1GF8e
Joel Embiid has been dealing with a case of Bell’s Palsy for the past week, and spoke about it after his big Game 3: https://t.co/qnd6fgnTRf
Joel Embiid is being treated for a "mild case" of Bell’s Palsy https://t.co/9Oq9Mi9MgM
Joel Embiid says he started having migraines a day or two before the play-in game against Miami, which were the first symptoms of Bell's palse he felt.
re: bell’s palsy, joel embiid says a day or two before the miami game he started getting migraines. “it’s pretty annoying,” he says
Joel Embiid said dealing with Bell’s Palsy has been “pretty annoying.” “It’s unfortunate … got to keep pushing.”
The fact that Embiid has been able to play this well with both Bell's palsy (injury to the cranial nerve of the face) as well as coming off recent meniscus surgery in the pressure cooker of the #NBAPlayoffs is pretty remarkable.
Embiid put a 50 piece on the Knicks with Bell's palsy https://t.co/HssDsRnJWl
There had been some speculation about why he had been wearing sunglasses and whether there was an issue with his eyes, but that was related to the Bell’s palsy — which impacts facial muscles in one-half of face. Embiid had 50 points in Game 3 victory over Knicks tonight. https://t.co/qd2WK4TpSb
Sixers star Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell's palsy for the past week, per @wojespn. The condition began during the play-in victory vs. the Heat but he has wanted to keep it private. Prayers up for Joel 🙏 https://t.co/ARtdkEZZeK
ESPN Sources: Sixers star Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell’s palsy for the past week. The condition began during the play-in victory over Miami but he has wanted to keep it private to avoid distractions for his team.
Re: Joel Embiid: I have three other cases of Bell's Palsy in NBA players including Trenton Hassell and Zach Randolph. Time lost was usually linked to a viral infection that resulted in the condition.
Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell's Palsy over the past week, per @wojespn The condition started last week during the play-in game against Miami. https://t.co/wkVwLThDL8
Joel Embiid Treated For Bell's Palsy Since Play-In Game https://t.co/V60a57v5jK
Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell’s Palsey for the past week, per @wojespn. Embiid's condition began during the play-in game vs. Heat last week. https://t.co/aQzR6iux5a
Sixers star Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell’s Palsey for the past week, per @wojespn. The condition began during the play-in victory vs. the Heat but he has wanted to keep it private. Prayers up for Joel 🙏 https://t.co/G5pYszfhXr
Sixers star Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell’s Palsey for the past week. The condition began during the play-in victory over Miami but he has wanted to keep it private, per @wojespn Prayers up for Joel 🙏 https://t.co/YdcxZkuEtH
Before tonight’s game, @BrianSuttererMD and I talked at length about the clear signs of Bell’s Palsy. ESPN now confirming Embiid is indeed suffering from BP. https://t.co/djVNpLc3wh
There had been some speculation about why he had been wearing sunglasses and whether there was an issue with his eyes, but that was related to the Bell’s Palsey — which impacts facial muscles in one-half of face. Embiid had 50 points in Game 3 victory over Knicks tonight. https://t.co/qd2WK4TpSb
Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell's palsy over the past week, per @wojespn Wishing the best for Embiid. 🙏 https://t.co/ZmRBuTgJlp
ESPN Sources: Sixers star Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell’s Palsey for the past week. The condition began during the play-in victory over Miami but he has wanted to keep it private to avoid distractions for his team.
Asked Brian if the symptoms of Bell’s Palsy are consistent with what we’re seeing with Embiid https://t.co/djVNpLc3wh