Embiid returns in style, pours in 34 in Sixers’ win

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Sixers star Joel Embiid was in top form in his return to the starting lineup Friday night, scoring a game-high 34 points to lead Philadelphia to a 108-98 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets.

Embiid, sporting a black protective mask after a one-game absence due to a sinus fracture, scored 24 of his points in the second half for the Sixers, who have won four of their past five games. He was 12-of-24 from the field and added 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 31 minutes.

Embiid was injured last Friday when he was struck in the face by Indiana‘s Bennedict Mathurin while going for a defensive rebound. He sat out his team’s 121-108 victory over the Hornets on Monday.

Friday marked just the seventh game this season for Embiid, who has been plagued by a sore knee.

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