Joel Embiid has been grabbing attention in several recent media conferences, and now he has revealed the reason for wearing glasses.
An exceptional game for the center. In a match that was crucial for the Philadelphia 76ers, he set a personal record in NBA playoff points, scoring 50 of them. However, after the game, much more talk centered around his paralysis. It was confirmed that he has a milder form of Bell’s palsy. As he admitted after the game, it bothers him a lot, but he must continue to fight.
“It’s pretty annoying, my left side of my face, my mouth and my eye, so yeah, it’s been tough but I’m not a quitter, so I got to keep fighting through anything. It’s unfortunate, that’s the way I look at it. That’s not an excuse, I got to keep pushing.
I just love playing the game. I want to play as much as possible. I only got about eight more years left, so I got to enjoy this as much as possible, and I want to win“, Joel Embiid said.
Bell’s palsy is an unexplained episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis. The condition results from damage to the facial nerve and pain and discomfort usually occurs on one side of the person’s face or head.