Joel Embiid sustained a sinus fracture when he was struck in the face going for a defensive rebound late in the first half of the 76ers’ loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night in Philadelphia.

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.

Embiid left Wells Fargo Center for evaluation, with the 76ers later announcing the sinus fracture. The team said he will be further evaluated this weekend.

Embiid had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in 17 1/2 minutes in Philadelphia’s 121-107 loss to the Pacers.

Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points and 11 assists to lead the Pacers.

Embiid was playing only his sixth game out of the 23 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, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George — billed as Philadelphia’s “Big Three” after George’s offseason arrival — have played parts of only three games together. The Sixers are 7-16 on the season.

“You just have to move on and practice when we practice again and have a next man up mentality,” said Maxey, who led Philadelphia with 22 points. “What (stinks) about this is that we were moving in the right direction. Guys were figuring out roles, what coach wants from them and playing the right way. We know how to play with Joel — and now, we may have to revert our minds back to playing without him. That’s OK. It’s different. That’s how life is.”

Pascal Siakam scored 23 points for Indiana, and Obi Toppin had 20. They each had eight rebounds.

GRIZZLIES 135, NETS 119: Ja Morant had 28 points and 10 assists, and host Memphis earned its their fourth consecutive win. Desmond Bane added 21 points as Memphis improved to 10-1 in its last 11 games overall. Santi Aldama and Jaren Jackson Jr. each had 20 points. Dorian Finney-Smith led the Nets with 19 points, while Dennis Schroder and Jalen Wilson each finished with 15. The Nets lost for the fifth time in six games.

CAVALIERS 115, WIZARDS 105: Darius Garland scored 24 points and Jarrett Allen had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the NBA-leading Cavaliers sent visiting Washington to its 18th loss in 19 games.

BULLS 109, HORNETS 95: Josh Giddey had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Bulls in Chicago. Ayo Dosunmu scored 19 points and Coby White added 18 points.

SUNS 134, JAZZ 126: Devin Booker scored 34 points and Kevin Durant added 30 in his return to Phoenix’s lineup, in Salt Lake City.

SPURS 118, TRAIL BLAZERS 116: Victor Wembanyama scored 27 points and Devin Vassell had 23 off the bench for visiting San Antonio.