JJ Redick Gets Emotional Talking To Joel Embiid About The Possibility Of Winning MVP

[@YOUNGMANANDTHREE]

We're trying something a different this week by incorporating clips as a framing device for specific conversations. The hope is that it helps our audience have an even deeper appreciation for Joel. We think it resulted in one of the best episodes we've ever done but excited to hear your thoughts. The full things drops tomorrow so hit subscribe if you haven't and we'll see you then.

[@Mannydude96]

Loved the video

[@relax557]

great idea we want more clips like this

[@hannibot]

Great job on this, it's very obvious that you put a lot into doing these, brainstorming for a better viewing experience. Keep it up!

[@ianbatista631]

Loved it JJ, keep up the amazing work!

[@ptyten9718]

Ya'll are the best. No silly talk about drama and made up narratives, just pure hoops talk and fun convos. Keep up the great work!

[@nickchen-yin7821]

It's pretty special that both Embiid and Siakam - both from Cameroon with similar stories of starting basketball late - are now excelling at the game. Imagine starting something at 16 and 17 respectively and then by 28 and 27 you are in the game's top 1 percent. Says a lot about basketball in Africa but specifically how Luc Mbah a Moute has an absolute eagle eye for talent.

[@timothysaultham6883]

Both lost a close family member, both were born in the same year but Siakman is just like 2 or 3 months younger & I assume they knew eachother before the NBA draft

[@IAMMRON]

siakamm is trash

[@houkuanchoi2223]

did you mean 99 percentile?

[@aaronmayer3947]

@@houkuanchoi2223 I think he meant it as the top 1%

[@gray_gogy]

Top 0.000000001% and 99.9999999th percentile.

[@Dabighomiee]

I know a lot of people forgot but Happy birthday JJ Reddick! You’re the man bro, best wishes

[@JP-jd8wr]

I mean a quick Google search shows you his birthday is June 24th but ok...

[@javianjohnson8746]

uhh...

[@Dabighomiee]

@@JP-jd8wr that’s his legal birthday on his US documents . He is from the USSR, his actual birthday is March 30th which is today, next time do actual research before correcting me

[@zerbeiler]

it´s in June though

[@SuperLio333]

@@JP-jd8wr u a ck lol

[@MarkTyhurst]

With him starting so late and being in the position he is now is pretty damn impressive!

[@PropertyOfShaqDaddy]

It is but to be fair Joel is 7’1 with raw ability if I gave you those attributes at 16 you most likely won’t be as good as Joel is today but you for sure could make it to the league. You just can’t teach 7 foot.

[@franchise5527]

@@PropertyOfShaqDaddy Embiid is 7ft & is more skilled than some Guards & Forwards.

[@Centurylamar88]

@@PropertyOfShaqDaddy most 7ft have bad skills they just big.

[@RealMikeMiller13]

Just like pascal siakam

[@MrE_]

@@PropertyOfShaqDaddy natural height is obviously good, but the skills and work ethic is also very important. There are plenty of 7ft people out there, but the good ones are the ones with skills and experience

[@ptyten9718]

His journey is crazy, even if he doesn't win the MVP he's already made it.

[@felix3033]

NBA will give it to him 100 percent

[@Triplefga]

@@felix3033 hell nah

[@felix3033]

@@Triplefga who then

[@vamlakamoro3157]

@@Triplefga Jokic got 1 bail out mvp, Embiid was in 1st place last year for mvp until he got injured with 1 month month to go. Jokic is a walking bail out the same way Bones bailed him out when Embiid was raping him last time they played🤡

[@kidusgebretensay7228]

@@felix3033Depend who gets the first seed if neither bucks or sixers end up 1st they will give it to Jokic

[@re-com1236]

What can you say? J.J.'s an emotional guy

[@YOUNGMANANDTHREE]

True lol

[@Mdautkreix]

@@YOUNGMANANDTHREE gotta write a poem if/when Joel wins it.

[@dragonscrafted]

2 words. Duke Alumni

[@MightbePettingmyCat]

“emotional guy” oxymoron bud

[@pauldack5129]

I used to HATE JJ , from Duke to the Clippers. I started appreciating his game with the Clippers, I loved his game when he was on the 76ers and now I actually listen to his podcast occasionally.

[@anotherone801]

We proud of you Joel seriously the whole continent of Africa is…. Cameroon 🇨🇲 Stand up On t’aime beaucoup Frère

[@Mrpoweruniverse]

Cameroon stand up baby, DOULA🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲

[@RamanShrikant]

not north africa they are probably more busy blowing up random places with ak47s

[@tylerfisher9971]

Yeah...what he said

[@chrislainma5997]

Dude you're inspiring a lot of young boys here in Africa, keep pushing 💪🏽 we're all supporting you man 🙌🏽

[@DavidBaggaShorts]

Awesome to see the support JJ has for Joel. Wild to see that he’s come from that clip to potential MVP of the league. Keep up the great work JJ and Tommy! 👌🏽🏀

[@UberAV]

Joel's been an outstanding 76er. I'm in Philly and the politics is so raunchy that I don't believe Philadelphians realize that they have a great one who, despite being a playful young man, has kept his poise in a difficult political landscape. He's a very level human being and typically people like him have special parents. I have never heard Embiid be the least bit offensive toward any fans for instant gratification. He is generous, engaging, genuine and a joy to watch on the court. I replayed a move several times recently on KZbin. It was a back to the basket, two power dribble move that led to a floater in the lane. A few years ago that play would have been a 5 dribble clunker off his foot. Happened many times early on. He's made incredible strives. He has unbelievable touch. His release is pretty and I've never seen a guy his size with that soft effortless release. I enjoy watching him play and continue to improve as the win/loss column shifts toward more w's. I hope Embiid has a long healthy career, makes a lot of money, retires as a 76er and goes on to great things. A championship would be nice too!

[@Amor1990]

I know politics is pushing his mvp. He’s not even ranked in top 3 season leaders.

[@kaeknows]

That Ben Simmons move lmao

[@tonytooshort]

JJ's an awesome person. It's a beautiful thing when you can remove yourself and be extremely happy for someone else's accomplishments, as though they were your own! That's why you yourself have been extremely blessed!

[@cas1994]

JJ is just a good dude

[@tobia.1281]

J.J is a real one…and is executing this chapter of his career much like his playing chapter. *Respect to Joel for keeping it 💯

[@Dolencd]

Embiid is such a cool guy! He deserves all the respect! Between him, Jokic, Giannis and Luka ... Whoever gets the MVP I'm happy.

[@ClassicallyChristion]

Luka's amazing but this season is just a 3 man race between Jokic Embiid and Giannis.

[@Dolencd]

@@ClassicallyChristion Well I believe Luka is eligible too.

[@nikosntais7323]

Starting basketball at 16 and becoming a top 10 player in the world is crazy

[@timothysaultham6883]

Top 5 even Top 5 are in any order you want: KD, Giannis, Embiid, Bron & Jokic

[@Aidan-152]

Def top 5

[@nikosntais7323]

@@timothysaultham6883 That's arguable. Luka for example with a bunch of role players is ready to take homecourt advantage while putting crazy numbers. Isn't he top 5? That's why I said top 10 which can't be argued

[@timothysaultham6883]

@@nikosntais7323 Nah, not yet. Because Luka has many elite role players like Jokic too compared to the poor ones at Philly for example. Luka is 8th. Steph-Kawhi take 6 and 7 and then there's no one else you can put ahead of Luka

[@timothysaultham6883]

@@nikosntais7323 There's no strong argument to take Embiid out of top 5 either. Him and Jokic being ranked top 2 in the MVP for the last 2 seasons straight automatically puts them in the top 5.

[@causethisisthriller2729]

That has to be discouraging to so many players in the league. Most NBA players started playing basketball at like 5 years old or something like that and they are role players. Joel Embiid started when he was 16 and is an MVP caliber player.

[@riddickflowe]

That’s life bro

[@mid2860]

He put that work in that’s why

[@DV-ou1yu]

He's also 7 feet lol

[@blender_wiki]

I get better muscles and motion coordination playing free random games in a difficult environment than be "educated" on a rigid state of mind since young.

[@lolstfu2950]

not embiid fault he better than the guys who had an earlier start lol

[@folumb]

If Giannis wins it and then Joel Embiid? Man, both of these guys went from never having dribbled a ball to best player in the world in under 10 years if you think about it. Insane.

[@NeilTruick]

I'm here in L.A., but I've been keeping my eye on Philly ever Joel came to town. I was a big JJ Redick fan (even though he went to Duke) and I was really happy for him when he left the Clippers to go join Joel. I still believe a Sixers team with Joel, JJ, and Jimmy Butler and no Ben Simmons would have made a Finals appearance easily, especially with LeBron going to the West. Joel is the real deal and I'm really hoping he get the MVP this year.

[@proudamerican4613]

Bro. JJ Reddick, please bring giannis antetokounmpo as a guest. Giannis has a fascinating history growing in Greece as a child of an African immigrant, his family faced difficult times, discrimination and poor living conditions. Giannis overcoming all the struggles to be where he's today would inspire many children of immigrants in Greece and around the world like him who look up to him. Gianni's story will inspire disadvantage kids. Thank you. I am a huge fan of you and respect you.

[@evanduffy8130]

This guy is special. The things he’s done for the Sixers since they had the worst record in NBA history before he started playing (10-72) to now carrying them basically all season without any other allstars until James Harden joined.. from putting up pretty much the best numbers in the league, to leading his team to one of the East’s top spots.. all while vastly improving his conditioning, maturity, and leadership. The true definition of an all around MVP.

[@FinessedAnalyzer]

It's a damn shame he won't win the MVP this year. He had my vote as he's been nothing short of phenomenal.

[@Top1Big23]

To bad joker exist

[@gray_gogy]

@@Top1Big23 or Giannis

[@reaperx1236]

@@Top1Big23 or lebron

[@reaperx1236]

@@gray_gogy or lebron

[@onlygifted]

@@reaperx1236 lebron ain't winning this year

[@HugoNobrega87]

Thanks for being a positive role model for men when it comes to sharing emotions and feelings with other men. That's really important

[@averyjohnson2321]

I love the genuine passion (of J.J.) this video portrays and displays!!!

[@frankmaitland1254]

Great Clip. Keep up the good work on ESPN love seeing you got at The Mouth That Roars.

[@Fifabeast389]

Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@garbybaggy559]

This is better than the other ESPN's content.

[@LeCapped]

being genuine and rooting for others is rare these days. charles barkley once said that the players have the duty to protect and preserve the game. this clip shows just one out of many moments from his playing days till now podcasting that jj fulfills the duty by just being a good dude.

[@Good_Comms]

Really liked the editing on this snippet

[@KiingM]

He’s right, the whole continent loves him

[@timothyjames89]

best player-hosted podcast around, no question.

[@chrisd997]

Best interviewer by far . JJ will become legendary if he sticks to it

[@the2dudes1]

Highly highly rate the editing on this clip

[@lance9738]

this is actually inspirational

[@jackdautrich163]

Joel's journey has been nothing short of inspirational. Bring the hardware home big fella

[@ethanliu898]

Seeing Joel grow into a better player and leader every year is really inspiring and is why he's my favorite player, also the only reason I root for the Sixers. The man's been through it all: starting off late, numerous injuries, maturity and conditioning being questioned, brother passing away, being the VERY GUY to defend the Kawhi shot, then numerous playoff disappointments afterwards. It's frustrating how despite all his greatness, the franchise can never put together a good enough team around him. I'm personally not optimistic we'll make a deep playoff run, but if we even have a puncher's chance, it'll be because of Joel

[@ragewayz900]

I want Embiid to win mvp so bad man

[@mvp1904]

He will sooner than later

[@tylergathers7174]

Giannis or Jokic will win.

[@insanebullets3768]

Jokic pretty much guaranteed

[@ragewayz900]

@@tylergathers7174 yeah most likely jokic and next year when voters fatigue kicks in it will be the guy who hasn't got one which is my guy Embiid

[@delboy5258]

Joel, Yanis and Jokic all deserve to win the award. But I think Joel should get it this year, it clearly means a lot to him and his game this season is very deserving of it. Yanis already won twice. Jokic also won one, and he also doesn't even care about the MVP. Just give it to Joel.

[@tzeege]

#PityMVP

[@RicardoMil0s]

If J.J. can get back into NBA shape, play 1 last season for Philly. They love you there.

[@chizz2158]

Yup we love JJ

[@cathylorenborero7332]

love this , love embiid and jj.. more of this content from nba superstars pls.

[@az4475]

Yoooo Joel Embiid was doing the Ben Simons before Ben Simons himself. That’s crazy

[@nonyabizznes1316]

If it helps this video got me teary eyed as well. Can’t wait for the rest of the interview.

[@CoachK2233]

I can tell JJ loved playin' for the 6ers and in turn is beloved in Philly😤😤😤💪🏾💪🏾🎯🔥🔥

[@asapgroovy]

i wished that team would have stayed together and I'm not even a sixers fan

[@CoachK2233]

@@asapgroovy Jimmy wasn't wit the Bullshyt lol but then 2 that startin' 5 they had would've made me get over it REAL QUICC if it meant a couple rings🔥🔥🎯🏆

[@mandladludlu8359]

Joel should not say we don't have indoor basketball courts in Africa. He must make it clear he is talking about Cameroon. I'm older than Embiid by almost two decades and our University some of our High Schools had indoor basketball courts growing up in Swaziland(now Eswatini)....

[@liamdonovan4440]

This is why we love you JJ

[@proudamerican4613]

JJ Reddick is a great human being and a great guy. He seems like a guy you can be friends with even if you are not a basketball player

[@justinlee282]

That’s great moment for u JJ and Embiid

[@angelotrigueros4296]

need the full pod

[@YvngGoat_]

JJ you didn’t have to do Embiid dirty like that putting that high school clip in there 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@krcjayhawks]

And letting it loop that many times!

[@Jredwilliams61]

Lol the calming mr. Rodgers music is great JJ

[@philiphill9325]

Love you JJ happy birthday man.

[@warney4568]

Joel Embiid has a lot of heart, main reason i fw him.

[@1017squirrel]

This is amazing!!

[@garbybaggy559]

Good job JJ. More power.

[@HarryHiPants]

Happy Bday JJ!

[@shehateme9955]

Great catch

[@oatmealmoney7551]

I love Joel he seems so true & genuine regardless if he win mvp or not he’s our mvp & the king of Philly

[@RandyCrumbs]

Happy birthday JJ 👋4️⃣

[@cameronj5318]

It’s hard to find a true friend like this. Someone who actually cares and wants to see you succeed and not for his own benefit

[@coachrj]

Campaigning for MVP votes in full effect LOL. This is just like when they send out the Oscar screeners. Edit: and then I find out that Joel did a thing with James Corden too. 🤣🤣

[@Zee-yr7gz]

This man Owes Luke a Mansion on the Hollywood hills. I’d personally do that for a man who changed my whole entire life.

[@da11king]

How did he improve soooo quickly!? Real talent and hard work 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✨✨✨🏀

[@italktocomputers1901]

Considering how skilled he is especially at his size this is extremely surprising. You would have thought this kind of skill had been crafted over a lifetime.

[@chansachiteba8153]

Can we have Giannis soon Would love to hear his Dad's Jokes💪🏾

[@sophies5640]

Giannis will never be on this show. JJ...

[@nicholasburnett9269]

I don't think JJ is a fan of Giannis

[@xoniye3573]

JJ does not like giannis for some odd reason

[@fireestyle]

JJ is the goat at these interviews.

[@emmanuelbautista9959]

Happy bday JJ! 🎂

[@martindominguez1518]

That was awesome to see jj so happy for him. He saw first hand the hate and bs he had to overcome and go through. Just nice seeing someone genuinely happy for someone else. Good man jj. Mad you never played with Lebron tho! He could use your shooting rn! Like if you agree jj lol jp

[@dough757]

JJ is just real man. Gotta love it.

[@MW3BOT]

Nothing wrong in feeling love between brothers,JJ knows what this man struggled through and the effort put forth to be in his current position as a top player in the league.

[@nicklovesdata9546]

Happy birthday jj

[@vj.phillips]

So inspirational honestly

[@Saul31]

J J Redick had the longest, most intense pre-game warm up routine. I don't know how he lasted entire games after that. Respect bro

[@route66bandit79]

We love u in Philly JJ !!

[@slimreaper7739]

Happy Birthday JJ!!!

[@connorsmith4344]

thats so dope man jjs a real one

[@victorbellew3759]

I’m a life long Nuggets fan so I would love to see Jokic win but I think Embiid works harder for the award and would appreciate it more. Jokic is pretty indifferent to whether he wins it or not. This years MVP race is great to watch because Embiid, Giannis and Jokic are all great character guys and super fun to watch. They all have different and unique games but have a profound impact on their teams and the league. I’m excited for the future of basketball with these guys no matter who wins.

[@tzeege]

#PityMVP

[@Nerdificationing]

The background music is weird/distracting - otherwise excellent

[@IQEmperor]

Embiid the greatest big man in the league since Shaq and Antetokounmpo (debatable with Jokic).

[@FlashxSwazy]

Calm down

[@ianrobinson4200]

What a giant of a man Joel is, you can tell that just by him sitting there next to these guys

[@mattlovelltv3794]

I'd like to see more players play for their home country during FIBA, Europe has some lowkey good teams, I bet Africa has some really good teams

[@FOEKROKA]

why when jj says his "s"' there is such a crazy background noise

[@CME843]

Where’s the full interviews?

[@full6330name]

I'm not sure why people are surprised by Embiid success. The first time I saw him move on the NCAA court I knew he was special. His body movment for a center was simply to fluid. I knew he was gonna be great. I would pick him number 1 even with all the injuries.

[@jjvalladares4087]

Hi

[@cracc216]

Giannis or joker deserve it more

[@richardechols9617]

Embiids, Siakams, and Giannis story needs to be a documentary would love to see it

[@OlAgony]

Shaqtin a fool moment

[@officialtbhoops]

Come back JJ, let's get a ring

[@johnmartin5520]

Brroooo that high school clip lol 😂

[@wolfof]

Nuggets and Sixers both have 46 wins

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

JJ - with all due respect it’s time to upgrade your merch shop. I’ve gone to order some items but the sizes aren’t there. Please add more sizes and merch so I can buy some already! Thanks !

[@astkhava8966]

Happy birthday JJ!

[@tobiasvolkner6147]

Love to see the brotherhood

[@pierreemmanuelbinyam2578]

We in Cameroon trust America greatness, and NBA. So we hope that Embiid will be voted MVP for his entire 2 last seasons hé was phenomenal.

[@blender_wiki]

American colonialism greatnes you mean? America and other occidental nations are exploiting Africa since 3-400 years.

[@KertoBrand]

Loooool love this!

[@wapoj4220]

Guarantee when that happened the crowd laughed provably fueled him to put in the work crazy he started at 16

[@reidb6327]

I want Embiid to be able to win an MVP but I don’t if he’s going to be able to 😢

[@pabl0sauced0]

I'm starting to think Giannis might sneak his 3rd MVP, embiid and jokic cancel each other out, they both have have similar records too but embiid is in the east so it's a higher seed.

[@sparshii]

Dudes JJs memory is crazy good

[@theunderdawg.]

If Jokic or Giannis win the award, I'm okay with that because those are great players who deserve it, but at the same time, they've already got theirs and we know their story. Not enough people know Embiid's story, and they'll use every excuse to undermine him and say the process was a failure (those same people will praise Sam Presti and the Thunder), that he never makes it past the second round (look how long it took for Ewing, McGrady, Dirk, etc., guys like Yao or Bernard King never even made it that far), that he gets all his points from FTs (those same people will praise LeBron for the same thing, plus Embiid's game wasn't always like that. what's he supposed to do? tell the ref nah they didn't foul me?), or because he talks trash (who doesn't? plus, he's easily the funniest player outside of Boban or Blake Griffin). Embiid's injuries messed him up, so he'll have a shorter prime than others, so it really is now or never for the guy and it would really sting if JoJo wins neither MVP or a ring or a scoring title this year.

[@NewKingBrandon]

Voter fatigue shouldn’t be a play when it comes to the mvp race, neither should pushing a player’s narrative. If someone interested in basketball doesn’t know about Embiid by now, that’s on them

[@theunderdawg.]

@@NewKingBrandon Man you clearly just ignored the first line of my comment lol

[@Donschningo]

imagine starting with 15 or 16 and become the best in the world ... thats a story for a movie

[@drugonzalez7908]

Joel you were only on the JV team at 16 because you were 6,8 lol