Embiid plays in Game 1 for 76ers with injured right knee

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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid warms up before Game 1 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

PHILADELPHIA – Joel Embiid was in the starting lineup Sunday even with a cartilage tear in his right knee for Game 1 of the Philadelphia 76ers' Eastern Conference playoff series.

Embiid and the top-seeded Sixers are facing the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Embiid was injured in Monday's Game 4 loss in the opening round against Washington and missed the Game 5 clincher. He was limited to shooting drills in practice this week and his status was uncertain right through warmups.

The Sixers are 42-13 with the NBA MVP finalist in the lineup. Without him, they are 11-11.

Atlanta's De’Andre Hunter sat out the opener with a sore right knee.

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