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Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid provided what perceived to be, no longer less than in fragment, a critique of teammate Ben Simmons following Sunday’s 103-96 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks.
“I slide to be factual,” he told newshounds. “I plan the turning level changed into after we—I form no longer know easy solutions to claim it—but I plan the turning level changed into correct we had an begin shot and we made one free throw and we omitted the diversified and then they got here down and scored.
“We did no longer procure a factual possession on the diversified cessation and Trae got here help and he made a 3 and then from there down four, it is on me. I turned the ball over and tried to construct one thing occur from the perimeter. But I plan that changed into the turning level.”
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“I slide to be factual, I plan the turning level changed into after we—I form no longer know easy solutions to claim it—but I plan the turning level changed into correct we had an begin shot and we made one free throw.”
– Joel Embiid on the commence of the turning level in Game 7 pic.twitter.com/kHHATQtjAz
The Sixers trailed by two components with 3: 30 left within the fourth quarter when Simmons turned down a scoring different inner and handed the ball to Matisse Thybulle. Thybulle changed into fouled and made one in all his two free throws.
Embiid did no longer construct it explicitly sure that is the second he changed into referencing, but that’s possible what many will infer from his comments.
A transparent imprint of how depraved issues may presumably procure for the Sixers, he wasn’t even the finest member of the team to present a less than ringing endorsement of Simmons. Asked whether the 6’11” playmaker incessantly is the level guard for a championship team, head coach Doc Rivers did no longer luxuriate in an resolution.
Whether or no longer handsome or no longer, the dunk-that-wasn’t and pass off to Thybulle bolstered what Simmons’ critics luxuriate in been announcing for a very very long time.
For no matter cause, the 24-year-outmoded looks unwilling or unable to be more of a scorer. Thirty-one components is his profession excessive in a playoff sport and he has eclipsed 20 components correct four events. He’s no longer going to build issues over within the ability a couple of the head stars can in crunch time.
Presumably that wouldn’t be as worthy of an concern if he did no longer play on a team the effect the No. 1 scoring likelihood is at his easiest when operating inner. The questions referring to the Embiid/Simmons partnership luxuriate in lingered for years.
Emotions are understandably excessive after a defeat delight in this, but one has to shock if the Sixers luxuriate in crossed the Rubicon. There will no longer be a vogue to return help from this.
Sopan Deb @SopanDeb
it’s one element for followers to throw ben simmons below the bus. followers are fickle, irrational, reactionary and diversified issues. and he deserves criticism!
it’s queer to have a study his coach and high teammate produce so. you below no situations lose a series as a result of one player. that’s no longer how team sports work.
Simmons is already getting questions linked to his future in Philadelphia, and the offseason hasn’t even no doubt started.
President of basketball operations Daryl Morey opted in opposition to doing the leisure drastic within the wake of the franchise’s first-round sweep by the fingers of the Boston Celtics last year. This time around, it looks he’ll luxuriate in to construct some stressful decisions.
