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Sixers’ Tobias Harris suffers left eye laceration, returns

The injury occurred with 2 minutes, 40 second left in the quarter. He was undercut while in the air defending on a play. His face smashed hard against the floor as he couldn’t react fast enough.

Aug 23, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris (12) is attended to after hitting his head against the Boston Celtics during the third quarter in game four of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series at The Field House. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 23, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris (12) is attended to after hitting his head against the Boston Celtics during the third quarter in game four of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series at The Field House. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsRead moreKim Klement / AP

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Tobias Harris showed a lot of heart.

The 76ers forward returned to the game in the fourth quarter after scary fall in Sunday’s Game 4 matchup against the Boston Celtics.

He originally left the game with 2 minutes, 40 seconds left in the third quarter with a left-eye laceration. He received stitches, was evaluated for a concussion and returned with 5:12 left in the game.

He suffered the injury when undercut while in the air defending on a play. His face smashed hard against the floor as he couldn’t react fast enough.

Harris was down on the floor for a couple of minutes, while several members of the Sixers staff attended to him, including head coach Brett Brown. Harris eventually walked off the court with a towel on his face and went straight to the locker room.

That appeared to take some life out of the Sixers.

Boston scored nine straight points after the fall to end the quarter on a 12-0 run to take an 89-77 lead after three quarters.