PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid left the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Indiana Pacers shortly before halftime Friday night after being struck in the face going for a defensive rebound. After a post-game evaluation, the 76ers announced that Embiid has suffered a sinus fracture. He will be further evaluated this weekend. Embiid was battling Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin when he caught an errant forearm and elbow to the bridge of the nose. Embiid crumpled to the ground as play continued up floor and stayed down near the Philadelphia bench, holding his face. The team ruled him out early in the second half with “impact to the right side of the face” and said he will undergo further testing. He had 12 points, four rebounds and five assists in 17 minutes. The 76ers would go on to lose, 121-107. Embiid was only playing his sixth game out of the 23 that Philadelphia has played. He has been bothered by swelling in his left knee and also served a three-game suspension for a physical incident with a reporter. Embiid also has had number of face injuries, including an orbital bone fracture after a collision with Toronto’s Pascal Siakam during the 2022 playoffs and one in 2018 after colliding with teammate Markelle Fultz. Last year, Embiid suffered a bout of Bell’s Palsy during a first-round playoff loss to New York. The 76ers play Monday in Charlotte, then not again until next Friday at home against the Hornets.