Embiid Instagrams from hospital with ominous caption: 'Not good'

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 06: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts against the Charlotte Hornets during their game at Spectrum Center on March 6, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid left Wednesday night's game with a head injury after colliding with teammate Markelle Fultz.

And while the team's initial diagnosis was a facial contusion, no structural damage, and no concussion, Embiid's own assessment from the hospital - where he was taken after the game for "precautionary tests" - was more dire:

Of course, this could well just be another gag from the NBA's preeminent troll, but we'll likely have to wait for an official announcement from the Sixers to find out.

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