I’ve never seen someone’s defense be simply repeating the exact behavior they’re being criticized for.
“I KNOW (waves hands) THINGS ABOUT YOU, TOO! I won’t say them and they’re total figments of my imagination… but I KNOW THINGS! I’ll leave it at that!”
10 out of 10. No notes.
Joel Embiid: "It also helps when I saw number 11 on their team, before I came back, he said they didn't care if I was playing or not, and they hadn't even adjusted or had some sort of game plan for me. So I think it also helps when the other team doesn't worry about you."
Joel Embiid:
"I've dealt with a lot of stuff over my career. I don't complain, I just want to give as much as I can...I know a lot of people might have takes of that I might be lazy or whatever, but every single time I'm on the floor I want to play as hard as possible. I just want to play basketball whether I'm good physically or mentally. I just want to enjoy this moment, just being part of a basketball team that's trying to accomplish something. I didn't want to go home and think about it all summer of what could have been if I was healthy going into the playoffs"
Hitting the playoff game tying 3 to force OT in the same game you threw an alley oop to your literal son is more impressive in and of itself than 6 rings.