Embiid played in a protective mask on Friday after missing a game due to a sinus fracture sustained when he was struck in the face by the Indiana Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin last week.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers returned to the Wells Fargo Center on Friday looking to take care of business against the Charlotte Hornets. The matchup was the final one with the Hornets on the season and Philadelphia had won all three matchups thus far.

No matter how dire the circumstances, the 76ers can rely on beating the Charlotte Hornets. Three of their eight victories have come against Charlotte. The Sixers (8-16) will look to sweep the Hornets in the teams’ fourth and final meeting of the season on Friday at the Wells Fargo Center (7 p.