I Watched Every Time Joel Embiid Was Fouled...

[@james_mande]

this is infact the offseason

[@sqweeps.03]

Yep. News is drier than camel cooch

[@Daimeezy]

Fax lol

[@weiss1377]

We down bad

[@taylorsilver2566]

HAHAHAHAHA he 🔥 tho

[@trumpies]

embiid sucx cri moar

[@andyharp1477]

in my opinion foul baiting is literally any time a player’s only goal on a move is to draw a foul, it’s definitely a part of the game but it becomes annoying when it’s 80% of a player’s game

[@mekyiz6214]

This ^^

[@yaphethabtom6893]

what player is that though?

[@jadennguyen683]

@@yaphethabtom6893uhhh the subject of the video?

[@torylangley3747]

80% of embiids game? do u watch basketball

[@jacobbellingham1839]

@@jadennguyen68380% of his game? He made the most field goals in a season the previous year

[@Ejohns1004]

As someone who's been a Pistons fan since the 1980s and watched what this man did to Andre Drummond for years I can say with confidence that it IS NOT that Joel Embiid baits fouls but his constant pretending that he just got murdered when fouled especially when his team is up big. That is the reason why people hate him.

[@taj3618]

He used to cook Drummond but he’s on my team now so I’m rooting for him

[@eliyarrows2456]

Well he does also bait fouls to be fair but I agree. I think he’s gotten a bit better over the last year or two which is funny to say because he’s still towards the top of the most egregious but still. I think players like Jalen Brunson and Jimmy Butler are arguably as bad with their foul baiting but their theatrics are a lot loss.

[@CarnagexSena]

If other players does it you're not gonna say anything. Just straight up say you hate him and not make any excuses.

[@KyleLowryRaptorsGOAT]

And because he tries to injure players

[@pedrosernagiotto2577]

For real. Even when I’m rooting for the 76ers in a specific game I kinda get thrown off because this 7’something 300lbs motherfucker gets lightly tapped on the wrists and just throws himself to the ground. Like, ok that’s a foul, but can you be for real, this man that’s half your size did not just throw you to the ground with the strength of his fingers.

[@FezzesRCool11]

"I am a neutral fan" Damn, the Bulls so bad they got Kenny just disowning them now

[@halion4487]

A part of the Embiid hate is dissatisfaction with the state of officiating. The level of protection on driving players is pretty ridiculous, and Embiid is completely ok with exploiting that for all its worth. If the league stops granting fouls for those who drive into their defender and then flail, Embiid will become a much more satisfying player to watch.

[@peamut547]

Exactly lol. If you drive into the paint you should be ready to take contact. If the defender hits your shooting arm or clobbers you, then it should be a foul, but touching legs/torsos on a drive should be a given.

[@billhicks808]

But the problem is that the league has it's favorites when it comes to foul calls. Some guys beat up going to rack and never get calls, some guys get them for flopping. It's nonsense.

[@benjohnson8995]

Your brain is small

[@BenWeiss-f9p]

@@billhicks808 lol no, the problem is you don't watch game, and don't realize that 99% of the time embiid either gets a legit foul or scores. The times he complains it's bc he got hacked.

[@billhicks808]

@@BenWeiss-f9p first off I've seen them repeatedly calls fouls for Embiid when guys weren't with a foot of him. So you're wrong. 2nd, foul baiting is the same thing as flopping. It's why he fails in the playoffs when those calls disappear. He's not a guy who hits shots to win games, let alone playoff games, so when the refs stop giving him foul shots for getting breathed on, he fails. 3rd, we saw who he was in the Olympics when refs stopped coddling him. He was very, very mid.

[@thebleachbottle]

why is this video not 5 hours

[@StarJPoole]

He only played 39 games

[@johnnyraylopez9182]

@@StarJPoolelmao

[@mahamoudabdi6426]

Because it's 39 games and the guy is an injury subscriber

[@jasewalsworth6852]

@thebleachbottle embid asking the same thing every time he steps on the court.

[@johnnyraylopez9182]

@@mahamoudabdi6426 it’s so crazy it’s only 39 games.

[@alexterrieur3159]

Kenny the most dedicated to his craft there is bro its not even CLOSE

[@muneerthepioneer6306]

aight lol, chill

[@DevilsHiddenSon]

A better Chris Smoove in my opinion

[@verrirt3211]

How about jxmmy?

[@odonah]

bro is a youtuber not a concert violinist bra chill

[@OCLProductionz]

Jxmyy better like 10 times!

[@hectorwatt9712]

I understand that these are fouls but my biggest problem is how soft they are, like the type of fouls that go as no calls constantly because it’s so small, but for embiid he gets the call at a disproportionate rate

[@mr.crispyfriedchicken3946]

Yes, you're right, but unfortunately that's just how the rules are written. In fact, really if the refs were to go fully by the rules there would be even more fouls called.

[@brandonnguyen3758]

so what you just said was “yeah even though embiid is getting fouled (which the whole video went over it), it’s Embiid and the fouls aren’t malicious so it shouldn’t count” lmao😭😭

[@CGChris]

1:55 Kenny once again spreading awareness for dyslexia

[@TannerGoated]

Bro stop hating on Kenny dyslexia that’s not cool smh watching his videos just to be negative to a great guy

[@i.qena_]

@@TannerGoatedit’s a joke brodie i’m sure there was no hate intended

[@TannerGoated]

@@i.qena_ awe okay thought he was making fun of Kenny cause he have bad dyslexia

[@willej21]

Should be a “hard foul” category. I feel that a large part of this discussion is that most of Joel’s fouls, are fouls according to NBA rules, but are weak.

[@j.r.3945]

NBA rules are just super soft now

[@NATUR3F33LS]

Excuses excuses.

[@noisepuppet]

@@willej21 them ft points aren't weak tho 🙂

[@nickjones5495]

Foul is a foul

[@grayson0916]

To be fair that’s kind of on the defender. I remembering taught that if you’re gonna foul, make it count lol

[@the_one_w_brains]

That foul at 13:00 on capela - if this is a foul everyone can just move the ball to the side and go up to initiate contact..

[@rainyy8462]

Yes, capela isn’t supposed to have his arm out like that the same way you can’t have your arms angled when you go vertical to stop a shot. There’s a reason everyone doesn’t just draw these fouls - Embiid is the best at doing it

[@MuttonErase]

Not many players do it now, but players use to get shooting fouls on rip throughs in the exact manner you described. Defenders are only entitled to the space above them and behind them. If they have an arm in front of them and it makes contact with a shooter is a foul. If theyre arms are straight up and the shooter makes contact with them its not a foul

[@leevikohtala]

@@MuttonEraseRip through foul has technically been removed.

[@garrett6865]

@@leevikohtalaso has players jumping into contact on jump shots. They still call it. Ex Jalen Brunson

[@leevikohtala]

@@garrett6865 Ye ik i was just saying that TECHNICALLY it’s removed haha

[@willej21]

I think it’d be value for this discussion to analyze the fouls Giannis drew and make the comparison

[@carteryork8076]

The difference is Giannis is getting hacked everytime he gets to the rim (which is pretty much everytime) While Embid goes to the rim looking to get fouled

[@Lalexander3324]

@@carteryork8076Giannis is 100% looking to get fouled too. You can’t just pick and choose who you want to call foul baiters or floppers

[@smooth1370]

@@Lalexander3324you foul bait when you expect to make your free throws. Giannis is looking to make lay ups while they want him to miss & make free throws instead.

[@carteryork8076]

@@Lalexander3324you just ignored literally everything I wrote

[@nickjones5495]

​@@carteryork8076 no he didn't. He addressed your comment directly. The last part in particular.. are you good?

[@ehmtea8756]

A contact against a moving defender is not always a foul. Its about if the defender moves towards the offensive player, about angles, how far the arms are out and about the area of contact. A contact shoulder vs. chest is just a foul if the defender moves forward, not even if he moves sidewards. If the defender is not perfectly straight its not always a foul. The defender is allowed to lean forward very slidely (I think it was 15° angle). The defender must try to be straight. If the defender squads to jump, its also an allowed natural movement. If the defender tries to adsorb contact with one arm attached to chest in the post, its not a foul. Even if the shooter makes contact to the shooting arm. Also you can have both arms in front of you like elbow wide. If the denfeders arms are in that position before the shooter starts his motion it is not a foul! Thats what I remember a few years ago. Also we were teached not to call And-1s as long as the foul was not creating too much impact!

[@TannerGoated]

Nobody is reading that essay unc

[@ClareAmel]

Now make a sequel breaking down all 24 of his flagrant fouls (16 regular season, 8 postseason)

[@mikenike7315]

Would be kinda boring bc like 70% of them are from 2017-2019. Bro was a menace back in the day 😂😂

[@aswinnayak8147]

​​@mikenike7315 menance? You mean a swine??

[@ClareAmel]

@@mikenike7315 No it’s about half and half, 13 were before 2020 and the other 11 are after 2020. He never improved lol

[@mr.crispyfriedchicken3946]

I like how Chet Holmgren put it on PG's podcast: if we played by the book there'd be a foul every time up the floor

[@Lovrryboy]

For small context, the team doctors told him it's better to let himself drop to the floor instead of putting the pressure oh his knees after he jumps or puts pressure on his body

[@jacob___barton]

You cooked with this one Kenny. Boutta really get into the true depths of the current game today

[@TannerGoated]

Bro name is Jacob Barton 😂😂 that’s funny

[@nickjones5495]

​@TannerGoated what a low level of thinking

[@TannerGoated]

@@nickjones5495 what u mean ? His name funny cause my close friend have the same name as him lol idk why u @ me when i wasn’t even talking to u unc

[@jacob___barton]

@@TannerGoated thats fuckin sick🤙🏼

[@joshahlstrom2764]

I would have put the 2nd in the foul bait category not just a regular foul

[@tjjoshlj4968]

“Joel embiid fights for this offensive rebound” *shoves chet in the back*

[@NATUR3F33LS]

Yeah it's a contact sport kiddo.

[@nateneill2271]

@@NATUR3F33LS until it’s time for Joel to get the whistle

[@nickjones5495]

​@@nateneill2271 dude.. there's a big difference between 2 players boxing each other out (fighting for position) for a rebound & a defender altering the shooter's FGA with physical contact.

[@nateneill2271]

@@nickjones5495 let’s not use different wording buddy. In both instances they are altering the other’s ability to shoot or get a rebound illegally. Thats a fact

[@kevinbrezinski2544]

​@@NATUR3F33LSunless the contact is against joel....then it's a foul

[@tristancampbell4941]

About to look like Huey Freeman after watching black television at the end of this😂

[@brendanduffy7463]

I think you were VERY generous with some of those real fouls

[@rattyfamb]

VERY VERY GENEROUS

[@matthieusaade3616]

VERY VERY VERY GENEROUS

[@NATUR3F33LS]

I think you might just hate Joel Embiid.

[@everetthaddock1140]

Insanely generous. I don’t agree with Kenny on like half of his classifications of “real fouls”

[@NoahSturzaker]

I also feel like a big reason the narrative is different between giannis and joel with foul-drawing is because joel being an 85% free-throw decides to draw because it's a good shot for him, while giannis being around 65-70% doesn't look to do it as much as it's not as good a shot

[@alexescutia4805]

One looks to draw fouls not make the shot

[@Taidoe]

Thanks for this Kenny this is more Joel Embiid basketball than all his “haters” who claims he fouls bait has watched of him all season

[@adamvesper9106]

12:21 THANK YOU! i can see someone finally understands the stress of watching every game joel plays lmao. that man lives on the ground so much a couple years ago it was reported he took a class in the offseason to teach him the safest way to fall.

[@blankmedia01]

He falls on the ground because it helps spread the impact away from his legs. So even if it's soft, he's been trained to fall, so he doesn't hurt his legs more.

[@xbackwitit2899]

Hes a pussy ain't no excuses

[@samjmackenzie]

Interesting point

[@torylangley3747]

people don't understand this and its crazy

[@agustinprohens2699]

finally someone who said it !!!

[@jfsr2585]

Loved this type of video, nice watching your analysis on his fouls and would love more videos like this!

[@brandonjones5369]

If some of these are “real fouls” then we desperately need the rules changed

[@lostinkyoto.]

Fr Kenny was being way to generous

[@whatsack4529]

By the rule book they are lol y’all just some d1 haters

[@peamut547]

For real. The “love tap” fouls or KAT reaching in probably should not have gotten the whistle. They could be argued as real fouls, but the issue is the refs never call these fouls for everyone, only for Embiid and like Jimmy Butler.

[@ewepop3746]

⁠@@peamut547Guards get this call all the time (e.g. Brunson, Young) just to name a few. It’s just that it stands out more and people get more outraged when a big guy does it.

[@they.m.o.podcast9974]

@@peamut547this is just not accurate. You can be biased and have your opinions about it based on those biases. But to say he’s the ONLY one or JB is the only one is SUPER inaccurate.

[@ArigatoGyroo]

Everytime I watch one of your videos Kenny, I cant help but get excited and smile. You seriously make my day getting to experience basketball Is so much fun through your videos. Also you spelt exaggerated correctly

[@DCranYT]

this a KennyToo type of video 😂

[@1StreetballCulture]

A few notes: Joel "always on the ground" is in order to prevent injury. The vast majority of lower body injuries are obtained by trying to land or brace yourself. As a tall player with previous lower body surgeries, I can assure that he was advised to just fall and take a tumble rather than injure your leg trying to land or brace yourself. Falling is just the intelligent thing to do for 7 footers to remain healthy.

[@cartlk8993]

I remember when you did this with Jaren Jackson jr. blocks

[@nickkerchief1941]

Love the content Kenny. You inspire me to get my Chanel going. You are a very smart and entertaining analyst

[@Mark_Cadden]

Thank you for highlighting the fact that Joel Embiid GETS FOULED. People seem to forget this when they argue against him

[@everetthaddock1140]

I legit don’t agree with most of the shit Kenny is saying in this video, most of those “real” fouls don’t look like fouls to me

[@Bixeqe2]

@@everetthaddock1140everettthadock aint no one gaf abt you, I think i’d rather trust the person who has more nba info than most people 😂

[@jahredbz]

@@everetthaddock1140have you ever played basketball in your life? lol obv you don’t have to agree with kenny on every play but to say most of embiids fouls aren’t actually fouls indicates you don’t know what you’re talking about

[@omimg]

This is one of my fave kenny vids ngl

[@Notelement72]

Id like a Shai video like this spread his game or just the fouls to compare.

[@johnnolen2781]

Kenny;s greatest ability is his ability to push aside his biases. Thank you Kenny FR.

[@BennyHausia]

And thay call SGA the foul merchant

[@Lalexander3324]

Because he is? He’s basically a much shorter Embiid lol they both rely heavily on fouls which isn’t necessarily a bad thing lol

[@RonZucker]

This is awesome. It's a lot of work. It's such a thoughtful approach to it. I also like that you gave credit to Embiid for the intelligence he plays with. I'm hoping he gets his ring, but I just don't see it with these Sixers.

[@kaya0776]

I love the non bias from Kenny

[@KyleLowryRaptorsGOAT]

Said the Sixers fan

[@sideactivist]

@@KyleLowryRaptorsGOAT?

[@xamax183]

6ers fan

[@ItzzShazey]

@@KyleLowryRaptorsGOATwtf is your point in that comment other then rage baiting

[@kaya0776]

@@KyleLowryRaptorsGOAT yes. I’m a a sixers fan so I appreciate when a non sixers fan isn’t biased and purposefully hating on embiid because it’s very rare that that happens. Don’t be mad embiid cooked ur team in the playoffs.

[@taylorsilver2566]

Kenny, this is why you're the goat of NBA media. Ain't no one this committed.

[@quiescenttttt]

Giannis gets less hate cuz he tries to finish all his play, embiid very blatantly looks for fouls to the extent that he looks for refs to see if they call it or not. The real issue with giannis in terms of free throws is him taking 15+ secs on each shot

[@wh0.tf_]

giannis rarely actually takes over 10 seconds that whole issue is exaggerated

[@One2ManyCards]

This is my favorite video on the Kenny For Real channel.

[@Coolbruhjay]

I want to see a breakdown of Luka ngl. Every time he complains to the ref about a foul is it a foul? Is he not getting the respect of the call? I feel there is at least 100-120 calls in a season with that

[@blrrr9144]

this would be too hard ngl

[@clairwerk]

This was really interesting and I like that it gives some basis to talk about a players playstyle

[@jeremyd7607]

People are going to be angry that you weren’t tougher on him, but this is a fantastic review of Embiid’s game. He’s my favorite player but even I know that he should understand why he is disliked by the common NBA fan. However, I’ve always been a “don’t hate the player, hate the game” type of person. People can get mad at embiid all they want, but if he doesn’t get those calls from the refs he wouldn’t keep doing it. Same thing w James harden, Chris Paul, D wade, Kobe, Etc. These guys do things like the rip through because they are given the call time in and time out. If you don’t like it I completely understand, but I think only calling out certain players for doing it is dumb. This was a great non biased review about a very controversial part of his game. Does he exaggerate sometimes and get a better whistle, absolutely and it’s dumb. But a damn good amount of the time he does get fouled and should be on the line. It all depends on the playoffs now at this point. He either has a chance to become our Eras Dirk by winning a championship which erases all of the past or another Harden who puts up endless stats but just couldn’t finish the job.

[@snm2011halo]

Okay look some people actually should be content creators and you are one, the creativity from the last few videos is wild

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

Free Throw Merchant making a killing out there. 😂

[@menarudo6617]

6ers fan here/ loved every minute of this video. Thank you

[@ryanhughes8348]

Philly fans appreciate this one, Kenny. Embiid is such a beast because he knows the rules the refs are taught and has the elite skills to maximize what he can get for each possession.

[@ben_jammin9470]

Idk if “beast” is the word I’d use for someone who pretends to be hurt for a living. “Bitch”, sure.

[@deadlylightningspirit4295]

He’s a beast because he gets special treatment

[@mahamoudabdi6426]

A foul baiter

[@lkhguycrazy]

Do the rules not apply in the playoffs? Why does he struggle to get the same calls in the post-season?

[@mikenike7315]

@@deadlylightningspirit4295he averaged 36 bro. It would take some CRAZY special treatment to get to 36 ppg

[@xEssayGaming]

I appreciate this video Ken. I do think that as an NBA fan that you can’t do this video without doing one on SGA / or Brunson. Because they all have their own particular playstyle which rely on fouls/positions on the court

[@SirTinkle221]

What pisses me off is seeing the biggest player on the floor on the ground 90% of the time. And at the end of the day wouldnt that be bad for his already bad injury riddled body. And on top of that when he falls he puts other ppl around him in danger when he falls to the ground

[@AlexCreedon-ce1hn]

He didn’t do that earlier in his career he does it now because his trainers taught him to do that because it puts less pressure on his knees

[@Irrelevant66]

@@AlexCreedon-ce1hnAND HE IS STILL CONSTANTLY INJURED Y’all are right when you say that but it doesn’t work, outright it doesn’t matter He’s been injured on the legs while on the ground multiple times too

[@zod548]

@@Irrelevant66there’s no proof it doesn’t work, you have no idea how many times that method may or may not have saved him , the only thing that’s certain is he’s all time injury prone

[@taj3618]

@@Irrelevant66he’s had his orbital bone broken twice while standing up. He has horrible injury luck

[@Irrelevant66]

@@zod548 Point being constantly pushing the “it’s a taught behavior to prevent injuries” talk about a guy who’s always injured serves no purpose anymore, yeah?

[@mikeesteves8427]

the thing with a lot of the joel fouls on pullups is that he extends his arms way outwards for the calls. hes extending his arms into the defenders space to get calls. thats not a defensive foul

[@dyquanross]

Kenny what are you watching ? Half of these are not fouls. Embiid is literally diving into the defenders chest and flailing his arms.

[@mik3_yung685]

That’s how you create contact as a offensive player, go thur someone chest. And it’s up to the defender to stay vertical.

[@dyquanross]

@@mik3_yung685 they are staying vertical on most of these. If my arms are up as a defender, standing my ground and you drive into my chest how am I fouling the offensive player ? The offensive player has too much in their favor and it’s sad too watch.

[@brandonbeglin2379]

Sick vid bro! People don't always put in the time to check the tape

[@Ahhlure]

The opposite version of this video would be watching Kyrie game to game highlights and see how many should’ve been fouls. People say he have the worst whistle

[@i_fuze_hostages6]

Im a Celtics fan he never got whistles here either. I still love ky though idk why everyone hates on him here he had severe mental health problems here

[@sideactivist]

him and steph’s whistles are horrible

[@KyleLowryRaptorsGOAT]

​@@i_fuze_hostages6 people are salty about how he left even tho y'all just beat him and won a ring before he did. And it's not like him leaving sent y'all into a rebuild - Kemba was actually a better fit there than kai 😂😂

[@Procrastinatingtiger]

Yeah he and Steph(to a slightly lesser extent) are soo enjoyable to watch in the paint, they twist and turn their bodies to go through multiple defenders. Then there's Embid, he just tries to go into the defenders to draw the foul. 😂

[@trevor5834]

I love the offseason. When else would we see content like this

[@MaximusR93]

Giannis can be out of control, but he actually works hard for foul calls. Embiid is just shameless

[@taj3618]

Giannis just runs to the rim and gets away with charges

[@antoneydon6322]

​@@taj3618 least hes going for the rim embiid be acting like he in Hollywood

[@Therealwanderingyooper]

Giannis and Embiib have very little in common for play style. Clutch time Giannis is a train, Embiib is begging his way to the charity stripe.

[@bmttp]

@@Therealwanderingyooperand you’re begging for $7.50 an hour rather than $7.25

[@hectorwatt9712]

Sadly the only way to determine the meaning behind the data is to compare it to someone who doesn’t receive as much scrutiny

[@antithoughtz6167]

That Scottie one not a foul

[@NATUR3F33LS]

Yes. It is.

[@emmanuelstanley9153]

He’s very good at the hand in cookie jar foul as a sixer fan I just find it amusing that defenders know this and still try to be cheeky by putting their arms there

[@theshivelyshow5784]

joel embiid has said for years that he falls down to protect his knees and body. his trainer has him practicing in the offseason

[@deadlylightningspirit4295]

Except this makes no sense and it that was the case then he shouldn’t dive into other players knees

[@The-Process-o5t]

@@deadlylightningspirit4295 How does it make no sense if you don't provide evidence?

[@cam8868]

I watched him run into point guards and then flail on the floor. I doubt his trainer taught him to do that lol

[@23lacross]

Yep! Been saying it for years against ignorant casual NBA fans. Ever since he entered the league they’ve been telling him to fall if he ever feels unbalanced or discomfort. Hes been trained to do so.

[@drefopist4041]

​@@deadlylightningspirit4295it's to avoid hard impacts to his knees... Not too difficult to wrap your head around.

[@suspiciousafternoon]

Damn sitting through all that is insane 😂😂😂

[@matthewstark3759]

I’ve always said the difference between Giannis and Embiid foul drawing is that Embiid hits his free throws way more often

[@Aquazyt]

And giannis is just more dominant so they have to foul to play d

[@deadlylightningspirit4295]

Oh hell no

[@PepeVoltaireBartolemeMontesqui]

@@Aquazytnah giannis and embiid assert their dominance differently.p

[@hoops-tj7eo]

@@Aquazytwith Giannis they have to foul Cus he’s so dominant athletically whereas Embiid has the pull up and the drive (not as good as 34 but still good )

[@goatstatusj5112]

@@Aquazytboy shut up. Giannis literally gets away with literally every offensive fouls in the book. The moment you match his physicality somehow the defender gets called for a foul and run dunk man gets away with it

[@carterstevens1751]

loving the new video ideas

[@captainmarvelous7678]

The thing everyone who defends Embiid misses about why he's hated for the fouls. Is not because the majority of his whistles aren't real fouls. He's hated for his foul drawing BECAUSE HE GETS A BETTER WHISTLE THAN EVERYONE ELSE AND CONSTANTLY FLOPS WHILE DOING IT. I can go through every game of lebrons last season and show u hundreds of examples of contact just like embiid had in this video that were not called fouls. One of the greatest players in history doesn't get the benefit of the doubt on some contact on drives, but Embiid who isn't a 3rd of the player gets every benefit of the doubt possible. It's maddening how much the refs coddle Embiid.

[@youtubewatcherforfun]

And on top of that goes up with his elbows and hits defenders in the face

[@zod548]

Doesn’t that just add to the embiid defenders? You’re hating on embiid for something he doesn’t control

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

LeBron is a bad example but I see your point

[@rmcilveen12]

Or he is just bigger and better than your favourite player. He doesn't blow the whistle.

[@goatstatusj5112]

Lmao Run and dunk man literally elbows mfs each time he is driving the ball, but nah let’s just ignore that and let’s hate on Embiid . Giannis is way dirtier than Embiid but since the NBA community decided that Hating on Embiid is the trend, it is what it is. FOH

[@Tate2a1]

I haven’t laughed at a Kenny video this much

[@a3per818]

Embiid's playoff free throw rate is actually higher than his regular season ftr. So his lack of playoff success is not because he's unable to draw calls in the playoffs but more sp because of bad injury luck.

[@sethlangford238]

its insane how giannis actually has the skill for not being hated on being a free throw style player, you see jokes about sga and embiid being merchants, and 2 incoming ft’s for them, but giannis is so consistent and skillful enough to avoid hate

[@kalaiolele8796]

Maybe 'cause he's not as good a FT shooter as SGA and Embiid?

[@michael922]

@@kalaiolele8796you can hate him for making the free throws but u can’t hate Giannis for having the same amount of free throw attempts as Embiid crazy work

[@_YourFlyIsOpen]

Epitome of a free throw merchant. Dare I say THE free throw merchant.

[@Trueblue4u22]

For this video to be 25mins it went by so fast

[@mikenike7315]

The real lesson learned here is that players need to keep their hand out of the cookie jar before they start bitching 😂😂

[@wh0.tf_]

kenny ur real generous w him man

[@MarkBacera]

24:35 "It's just hard to be dominant in the postseason when you're reliant on free attempts and the free throw attempts are not coming"....yep same reason why Harden always underperforms in the playoffs, and the same reason he was so hated back in the day.

[@oldschoolde5183]

The reason Embiid hasn’t had postseason success is down to two reasons roster constructions and injuries. That’s it. Last post season he had one good leg and one good eye. He still tried to play. The team couldn’t hold the line.

[@ituoiocchisudeme6606]

@@oldschoolde5183That’s not the only reason😂 he played so dirty against the Knicks and wasn’t consistent at all

[@thesmallwoo2010]

@@ituoiocchisudeme6606 This season in the playoffs, he averaged 33 10 & 5 as well as a block and steal a game. Those are superstar numbers...

[@mikeblaze7424]

@@ituoiocchisudeme6606no he cooked the Knicks with one leg and one eye

[@ituoiocchisudeme6606]

@@mikeblaze7424 The only reason that series went one extra game was because of Maxey, Embiid played horribly in game 5. He can’t cook anyone when he loses😂 He had one really good game but that’s about it. He actively tried to injury one on the big men on the Knicks by holding his foot down too.

[@josephraguso7399]

I would love for you to do this with other players such as Jokic, or Giannis, in order to compare the percentages

[@suaveshortsnba2k25]

Gonna be a long video

[@apoxalypsewhen]

Oh we DEEP into the offseason

[@tejbhatia832]

is this 27 minutes out of the 24 hours of footage?

[@yamother5913]

This is diabolic and I love it !!😂 Shai next?

[@jashankaushal6900]

Not defending the man, but its hard to notice fouls on a person who is a literal giant. So Embiid has to sell the foul so the refs actually see the foul committed.

[@taj3618]

Same reason Lebron flops sometimes

[@alexescutia4805]

Embiid on a lot of plays looks to draw a foul not even looks to score he’ll throw up bullshit to try to draw the foul

[@chasebingaman]

This is great, wondering how it's going to go. Early guess is a good split, more real/exaggerated than baits but clearly a lot

[@chasebingaman]

And came out almost exactly what I expected. It's definitely needed to be compared to other "foul baiter" guys, like prime harden, Trae young, Brunson, Giannis, etc

[@elijahgleaves5018]

People hate Embiid because he "foul baits" but every big time scorer in the game does it. What Id like to see happen is the NBA take out the "rip through" fouls and the Trae Young, Jalen Brunson stop and jump backwards into the defender type fouls. The NBA said they were gonna stop calling those fouls but they never actually did. I'm not saying we go back to the 1990s rock fight basketball, but things could be better. I personally liked how the game was officated in the Olympics a lot better.

[@teeqx7361]

It’s not even close to the same because embiid is getting more free throw attempts than shaq. WHO THEY INTENTIONALLY FOULED

[@elijahgleaves5018]

@@teeqx7361 I think you completely missed the point, but ok lol.

[@teeqx7361]

@@elijahgleaves5018 bro my point is there is not a single player in the league that is close to embiid with foul baiting. It is night and day. I don’t wanna hear people bring up anyone else except embiid because he foul baits just that much more and ALWAYS gets calls his way. He’s the only player where the free throws being called is a crucial problem. Everyone else not as much

[@blackpikachu859]

Needed this 😮‍💨

[@ethansellers8413]

He’s also a dirty player trying to injure folks left and right

[@copeynlax9157]

Did that against the Knicks he doesn’t do it everyday or usually ever cry about it watch

[@taj3618]

He gotta get payback for all the times players injured him

[@ThunderTalk]

Offseason foul videos on floppers gotta be a new trend

[@sincerelynotme3522]

As a Sixers fan, I get the criticism of Joel. I do. All he needs is one run. One amazing run. He knows it. We know it. He hears it everywhere. People who dont like him, won't ever like him and there's nothing he can do to change that. They made up their minds. He can only control what he can control. His goal is bringing a championship to Philadelphia. Only time will tell if he suceeds. This is the best roster he's ever had. Let's see what happens.

[@paulgeorge1316]

I’m really excited for this year, I hope everyone stays healthy and can make a deep run.

[@taj3618]

Sixers winning it this year

[@jackirerioa4971]

do "I watched every time Jokic wasnt fouled" next I need a 4hour vid to fall asleep to

[@antithoughtz6167]

It’s funny ash comparing these fouls to Giannis and Lebron 😂 cuz embiid doesn’t even try to make the shot he just goes in a shooting motion to get a foul😊

[@alexescutia4805]

Yup and that’s a big difference he’ll just throw up bullshit to try to draw a foul yet people think he can be the best on a title team

[@Lalexander3324]

Giannis and Bron are egregious floppers and foul baiters too y’all just wanna shit on Embiid and meat ride Bron and Giannis lol

[@NATUR3F33LS]

​@@alexescutia4805 Whine

[@alexescutia4805]

@@NATUR3F33LS whine about what? Don’t gotta worry about him after the second round lol or you meant whine for an mvp?

[@anishsarang2561]

Kenny saying category 6 after category 4 is the reason why he didn't graduate 🤣🤣😭😭😭

[@TriuneWorshipper]

Why was the rip though not considered foul baiting when Chris Paul did it for the first 5 years of his career

[@WolfZBB]

That was a legitimate move that, if you did your homework, you could at least make a good effort to avoid falling for.

[@HusaidanHarris]

@@WolfZBBIt’s not a legitimate move tho. Like at all.

[@WolfZBB]

@@HusaidanHarris If it worked and was allowed, that sounds like the definition of legitimate. I don’t know how so many people are agreeing with you on this. Oh, because they’re ‘purists’ and ‘love’ the game. I call bullshit on that.

[@jookie4207]

9:57 this is very obviously a moving screen if we supposed to be looking at it objectively Kenny

[@Nostalgicbrainrotter]

Hey hey hey, DO NOT DISS MY GOAT EMBIID

[@HOOPEREDlTS]

Ideas : watch every flop in the last season Idea: rate every wild ending this season

[@chrilpy]

Least entertaining player in NBA history to watch

[@719_dc3]

If you can’t enjoy watching somebody drop 35-11-6 on a nightly basis that’s a you problem

[@primetimejaa]

@@719_dc3Wrong

[@PhilDoctor]

Nah, that's Jokic

[@chrilpy]

⁠@@719_dc310 of those points are from free throws. I don’t like watching free throws

[@primetimejaa]

@@PhilDoctor Jokic is an absolute beauty to watch

[@tylers8054]

I don’t think Joel is ever surprised with a team he plays against a lot to have issues with him. It’s more with how everything he does ppl only want to see the negative side of it and they are so happy to try and put him down. I really think it started with him being in Philly since there’s always some love lost for the city but then because he’s so talented but knows how to work the whistle like every star tries to do.

[@isaiahlahr9650]

This video just made me mad fr. 25 minutes of why the nba is not nearly as good of a product as it could be bc they call bogus fouls like this every other time down the floor

[@davimm0220]

so true

[@richyyyy]

it genuinely makes it unwatchable. i don’t typically have free time to watch games because i’m at work, but when i do i’ll choose to do literally anything else 9 times out of 10

[@kennethadams8460]

This dude looks like JIMMY BUTLER 🤣 shout out tho Jimmy cool AF

[@davimm0220]

12:50 the fact that its debatable if that’s a foul or not shows the state of basketball we have. love kenny but a lot of these fouls he says its real they are not. maybe a call that just a superstar would get but not a role player but not a REAL FOUL

[@GiveMeTheRice]

that just is a foul. you can’t hit the arm of a shooter in motion and it gets called on plenty of non-superstar players

[@echomediaworx]

One of your best videos! I would like to see the same video for Giannis and for the best season of the Beard!

[@Raccoonthegoat]

Watch how the hate comments will come

[@PhilDoctor]

It hasn't even been up for 10 minutes and I've already seen like 5 hate comments about Embiid lmao. Way more to come as well.

[@Richard-r7z1l]

Great stuff Kenny! what i don't like bout embiids game is, besides his foulbaiting stuff, that he has fouled a lot in an unsportsman-like way and as far as i remember barely ever got a flagrant for doin so