Joel Embiid Caught Cheating!

[@epicwinhacker7949]

Still why I think Jamal Murray’s 50 points in Cleveland without a free throw is one of the most impressive games ever

[@sexiestmenalivepodcast3556]

Amen.

[@denver9861]

Preach

[@GregTurismo]

That's amazing

[@23jrza]

Big facts

[@wildkoala_]

not many people know that as well, super slept on performance

[@mcphail_iv]

Embiid "drawing" more fouls than hack-a-shack is straight CRAZY.

[@xavierb9061]

The 7ft guy with handles weighing 290 and can shoot from 3 and drive, probably going to be hard to stop without fouling. Lol these casuals.

[@bren2k5]

I believe this was when the leagues pace was at its slowest.

[@dfallen4ngel]

​@@xavierb9061you watch first 30 seconds of the video and still comment this. Brain empty

[@MrRdsmasterful]

@@xavierb9061I think your missing the point of the comment. It’s not saying he shouldn’t be drawing a lot of fouls, it’s saying that it’s crazy that he’s DRAWING more fouls than hack-a-shack. That means people are somehow unintentionally fouling Embid more than they were intentionally fouling Shaq. Which is crazy because they intentionally fouled Shaq so much they came up with a name for it.

[@jop9816]

@@xavierb9061the whole game plan was to send Shaq to the line as much as physically possible, they’re trying their best to not foul embiid and he is still getting more, please explain how that makes sense in your dense head

[@cooper1yes]

The problem with embiid for me is on a chunk of the calls he gets he’s not even really looking to score when he gets fouled he’s just chucking it up

[@zrob8]

To be fair, that's everyone. Embiid just gets foul calls more, so people see it more

[@swagrodgersmichaelpenisjr.1187]

true but you could say the same thing for harden. however, with harden he at least tried to create contact a lot of the time. my issue with embiid is he acts like he was just shot when he feels even the slightest bit of contact. that’s not basketball.

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

Then just like Harden, playoffs come around and he wonders why he's not getting gifted trips to the line.

[@Saki630]

my biggest problem is people who comment on these videos and dont even watch them.....

[@RJTradess]

It’s like you’ve never watched basketball before lol

[@123Mathzak]

It is now more important to look like you’re getting fouled, versus actually getting fouled.

[@jasonroyyoung]

Told some kids while coaching YMCA bball not to reach because the sight of foul gets called. If it looks like a foul...

[@themispavlitsas5748]

it has been like that for a while actually

[@HiveMind629]

@@jasonroyyoungthat’s sad because now the new gen will essentially not care about being great defensively I blame the refs and the league

[@csgoat968]

Fun fact Embiid has never averaged over 23 PPG on seasons where he didn’t lead or have the second most amount of free throw attempts

[@tso4030]

well that explains somethin.

[@rkishim7766]

fun fact jokic is a slob who is washed

[@balke30100]

you gotta do what you gotta do

[@dfallen4ngel]

Floppers be flopping

[@slavdog3180]

@@dfallen4ngel 🤓

[@noahburmeister771]

5:19 this layup was the funniest thing ever. Bro ran up, elbowed a man, and just chucked a the ball lmaoooo

[@fan4every1lol89]

Lmao didn't even notice it 🤣

[@kachow5830]

That looks like every lbj highlight to be fair

[@sads09]

and then proceeds to drop to the floor

[@youngmelo1841]

Draymond got suspended for something similar while Embiid gets 2 FTs

[@Littlegoblinfatface]

Dude failed to recognize Giannis has led the league 3 out of past 4 years in free throws and Shaq, harden, Durant, Giannis, Kobe and harden all had their best years leading the league in free throw attempts Your point is invalid.

[@berryesseen]

The problem with Embiid is not his high FT attempts per game, it is his intention to take fouls in every single possession instead of getting buckets. He prioritizes taking a foul over everything else. Focus on his FGs. Usually, nobody is around him so there is nothing to do other than taking a free shot. Superstar calls isn't a new concept but prioritizing taking fouls at this level is a *new* concept.

[@Reoh0z]

Playing the foul, not the game. Its an epidemic in the modern league.

[@zsomborszigeti6797]

The problem is that in the playoffs they don't call those same fouls which just makes it even more infuriating, because we know they can do better.

[@aznbond3279]

That’s just not true ? “Usually, nobody is around him so there is nothing to do other than taking a free shot” That’s hyperbole, if you look at the any Embiid game he takes plenty of contested shots. Just say you don’t like Embiid.

[@clubbizarre]

Bruh even without his FTs he would have scored 50. You diss a guy with his capabilities? Why?

[@berryesseen]

@@aznbond3279 Yes, it means he failed to take a foul and got an intentional basket instead.

[@nuN00b666]

There is no question that superstar calls exist, and I don't think anybody criticizes him purely on the fact that he gets them. And it's not just the fact that they don't work in the play-offs where he hasn't proven himself. It's mostly the amount at which he gets them, and the fact he falls everytime someone touches him. In the clips you showed of MJ and Shaq, yes those weren't fouls to call, but they also didn't over exaggerate the contact. Shaq often seems rather confused that the whistle is blown. I remember a Nuggets game where Jokic was in the paint and someone slapped him on the arms, not even close to the ball, and the ball slipped out of his hand, his first instinct was to get the ball back. Where as Embiid in those situations tosses his arms up and cries for a call.

[@KnoxWheelerJr]

Jokić & Embiid are turning into a really fascinating case of contrast

[@ianorndorff1436]

Facts

[@ryanw8987]

This was always Harden's problem as well, he sells it so hard that he basically has to make it seem that he can't continue playing. When calls are tougher to come by in the playoffs then this tactic just takes you out of the play. As a Blazer fan, as much as I loved Lillard he became more like that in his career as well. His first couple seasons his fg% at the rim wasn't great because he was getting knocked around and not getting calls, then he learned to sell contact better and was rewarded for it, but there were a lot of times that came back to bite him.

[@Pyqsfgkx.kejnrnd]

BRO THIS CURRY AINT EVEN GETTING CALLS IN MEMPHIS IF IT WAS EMBID HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A FLAGRANT

[@derrickkwong9826]

Karma exist too

[@zachstewart9680]

It's also about intention. He's 280 lbs of muscle but getting bounced around like a ragdoll every time anyone puts a finger on him? Obviously ridiculous. If he just played the game and went up strong with normal shots, he wouldn't be getting this much hate. Harden got hate because his whole style of play was with the intention of getting calls, not just playing ball, and now Embiid is doing the same. Shaq just went up strong and if they fouled him, they fouled him. Sure he got some superstar calls too, but he didn't play specifically TO get those calls. That's when you lose people's respect.

[@ProjectExMachina]

This.

[@SirCruxful]

shaq also would elbow the shit out of defenders

[@trelllmaoyessir]

I'm sure he loses sleep at night after losing your respect 😢 go lose your virginity

[@michaelbuto305]

@@SirCruxful I love shaq game play. Its even crazy how Nash can even got MVP in Kobe Shaq Era. But things like that what i love about Pros Basketball. But... right now.. omg flopping around.

[@Reoh0z]

One of my favourite Harden fouls was someone whiffing the tip of his beard, which was waxed forward from his chin to make it easier for someone to touch. This of course caused Harden to collapse as if taking a haymaker to the nose.

[@jakubkrivanek3112]

One thing that people tend to overlook is, how nobody really wants to defend players who are this eager of drawing fouls. Such players have incredible freedom of movement and often wide driving lanes or uncontested middies. Come playoff time, refs stop calling marginal contact and such players have very hard time to even convert a layup.

[@MrOnetedify]

good cause fk embid and his bum ass style of play.

[@damboulton]

This also being the case in an era where it has literally never been easier to get into the paint and you have Embiid with 36 ppg… shameful from the NBA.

[@Macodythemetta]

Is my music fire?..

[@derekhayter4879]

That's why players like James Harden and Embiid suck in the playoffs. Refs don't blow their whistles

[@damboulton]

​Exactly, Embiid is just a bigger version if Harden. They have the exact same style of play. I can't believe people are falling for it again by just looking at his stats and not watching the games. @@derekhayter4879

[@butterflycutie26]

Embiid not playing a game in Denver since November 2018 is actually wild

[@milanradojkovic3818]

2019

[@tymansmart1517]

@@milanradojkovic3818still a long ass time

[@ryanmagiera4402]

2019, but yes... 5 years!? Insanely coincidental!?

[@billbill6576]

Afraid of the joker

[@Wallyworld30]

@@billbill6576 It's hard to breath in Denver due to the elevation. Good luck beating Denver at home when your entire team are gassed to the gills and their team is used to it and are still fresh. Tonight Bucks played Denver at home. Neither superstar Giannis or Dame ducked Jokic. Giannis played like his dominant self 31 pointss 11 rebounds but Dame was visably gassed in the 4th. He couldn't make a layup to save his life. Bobb Portis strugged the most he started the game shooting 0-9 from FG but Bucks defense look much improved unter Doc and they only lost by 4 points.

[@glen4662]

I can't wait for the playoffs when the phantom foul calls dry up and Embiid flames out in the 2nd round again. It's gonna be great to watch.

[@DrewBob_]

This narrative doesn’t even make sense considering he averaged 9.3 free throws per game in last years playoffs

[@chriscus3683]

@@DrewBob_you gotta ignore these people , it’s always the casuals that think they know what they’re talking about

[@sleep-lx4by]

reality dosent lie - despite being such a 'superstar' player, he's never made it past the second round nor does he match his regular season performances in the post season@@chriscus3683

[@BreadVanVleet]

@@chriscus3683 really? There isn't a correlation with free throw merchants in the playoffs. Harden, cp3, Joel, even Trae young. All have history of playoff failure.

[@chriscus3683]

@@BreadVanVleet Embiid averages about the same amount of free throws per game in the playoffs

[@lightofraptor8383]

What annoys fans the most is not the fact that he gets so many FTA, but his intentions on any play he is in. The footage u showed about shaq or MJ getting insane FT actually tell the truth: they got more FT cause they were superstars, but didn't actively flop or trying for FT, but rather just got them, whereas Embiid (and prime JH) put they whole body in a way that's going to fool the ref and give them FT when there was no contact or reason to get them.

[@archangel357]

And Shaq didn't even get calls for every time he was hacked. If he had, opposing teams would have had three big men foul out every game.

[@afrojacker9]

why you acting like lebron, steph, dame, sga, and so many other superstars dont do the same

[@yourkneecapslackseasoning6658]

​@@afrojacker9because they weren't in the video lmao

[@M4V35]

the problem is that basket it's a game of contact but basically all the contacts are foul, that's crazy, plus the fact that the defense can't do anything because of the politically correct and all the other things that driving the nba to a family friendly content, makes this weird scenario where there is the most offensive talent ever with the less defense ever and this it's simply boring, they need to bring back some defense.

[@joshmartling]

Facts

[@Raikiir]

I legit think our 2on2 Games in the park are closer to the actual rulebook than the NBA.

[@Billiamswrd]

I mean embiid plays like the dude who’s constantly calling foul and no one cares enough to say anything

[@Trollificusv2]

@@Billiamswrd Or he's too big/violent to dispute...but nobody wants to play in his games. Also, in the park you might have somebody disputing calls who has actually stabbed people lol.

[@BengaIaas]

Getting superstar treatment and abusing superstar treatment are very different in the eyes of the fans. Failing in the playoffs piles up on top of that. It also doesn't help people like him when he is "injured" on all tough away games.

[@NATUR3F33LS]

CRY CRY CRY CRY CRY

[@objectoriented3049]

He is injured though...

[@BengaIaas]

@@objectoriented3049 he's always injured when he has a tough away game, just like we're always told he was injured after he gets eliminated in the playoffs

[@Padagambian]

played on a sprained mcl what’s the quotations bud

[@BD-pg2ch]

“You better not stand too close Mike, Larry. Or you will get a foul called on you”. Magic to Bird and Jordan during their Sports Illustrated Dream team cover shoot. Those words possessed d a lot of truth in them.

[@mfbobyle6771]

That guy who had a “where’s embid” piece of paper is crazy. He had it ready even though Embid wasn’t on the injury report and ducked out 5 minutes before the game. They knew he was gonna duck Jokic in Denver. Pathetic

[@Mdautkreix]

😂 🎯

[@Snefro1338]

Insane. He afraid of how bad he gonna look like when placed directly next to the Joker. Dumbell Embid is gonna get exposed if he plays a game against Jokic and gets squashed. Everybody sees a man pretending to try while the other actually makes it. For real, brother. I think the NBA today is full of players who pretend to play. Too many scorers. Guys just putting up numbers to get the new contract next year. Yet they all meltdown like ice in the sun during the playoffs. CP3, Devin Booker, Joel, Ben Simmons and Harden... We all get buckets some how, but never win rings. In my humble opinion, even KD has turned into one of these players.

[@berryesseen]

There is nothing to be ashamed of avoiding a game in Denver. NBA gives every player right to skip 17 games. Embiid is just being smart by using those for Denver (and some other difficult away games). Also, Embiid doesn't entirely avoid Jokic. He can play against Jokic anywhere with normal altitude.

[@berryesseen]

Maybe, other superstars (e.g., Giannis today) should also avoid their game in Denver.

[@pascalbruins5114]

@@berryesseen you're 'smart' when leaving your team in the lurch in tough away-games?

[@FredB2332]

Also, Shaq got those advantaged calls without flying all over the court like he been shot by a canon... the calls just went his way. Kobe practiced the rip through when players reached in. Embiid and Harden reach their arms out to initiate contact and flail around. Unfortunately, at 300lbs, it's a little extra silly to see Joel dive to the ground when a 180lb guard reaches in on him.

[@antdoge29]

Refs were on la and Miami's payroll

[@CollarToCollar]

So ur saying kobe was allowed to do it because he practiced baiting fauls but embiid isn’t allowed to do the same thing just because hes a center?

[@lucashigdon4488]

@@antdoge29they have always been on LA and recent laker games show that they are still the golden child

[@titanslammer]

@@CollarToCollarno, we’re saying players like kobe mj shaq or even modern players like bron and steph still are making basketball plays, not flailing around prioritizing FTs over FGs

[@lucashigdon4488]

@@CollarToCollarKobe did it because players would genuinely have to foul him so he practiced to make sure he got the calls, embiid they aren’t

[@MBYahooo-qu1vj]

Now I need a video about Luka's 73 point performance. Please make it happen, everybody else is just complaining about the defense, nobody is willing to give him his flowers.

[@mystique_arch]

He is on it im sure

[@icyballerj5857]

He had a 45/9/15 last night in a comeback he's my mvp

[@lauzz78]

luka had the 2nd best game score rating ever, he has to do a video.

[@binemisko]

was dissapointed when i saw this video tbh, wanted another Luka video

[@cjbillions8384]

Shit was lame asf and bogus! The league is soft asf face it. Enjoy watching these watered down ass games! It’s a disgrace

[@realkylehooks]

KZbin put the ad at exactly the right moment. "Referees tend to swallow" **commercial break** "Their whistles"

[@TheManRadical]

This is why I like Jokic. When a guy only averages 6 FTA per game, he won’t be impacted by less calls in the postseason.

[@Binnieishere]

Plus he's white. lol

[@johon127]

@@Binnieisherewhat does that have to do with anything

[@mghJD]

A shot by Jokic is the NBA competition committee’s example of flopping.

[@jay1jayf]

@@mghJD Jokic is not a ft merchant, cry

[@Binnieishere]

@@johon127 Most of his fanbase are white people plus the fact most NBA fans are from the white demographic as well.

[@philipparkhipov9808]

Hot or not so hot take: the amount of players travelling without calls is directly proportionate to nonexistent fouls being called.

[@ishyameru6232]

Based take actually, if you change the rules of the game you literally have to CHANGE the rules of the game

[@nexisoblivion3882]

Im nr sure if thats a take bc it sounds like somthing you coukd put into a metric

[@andyfinesse771]

no really tho the traveling is crazy

[@reconnaisance]

You dont hoop

[@iletyouwin561]

Hot take: Embiid is the epitome of what NBA fans don't want. AND Ben Simmons is a better player than he is

[@bernatortegabertran3837]

one thing is "superstar calls" and the other is being the tallest and heviest player on the floor every night and fly 3 meters away and land ridicoulously every time someone is near you

[@archangel357]

And then he wonders why he's hurt all the time - maybe don't fall to the floor like a felled tree when some 6'3" point guard breathes on you?

[@AD-ol3wv]

@@archangel357 Thats to prevent injury in the knees and ankles

[@ruhinchakravarty2155]

He hasn’t been called for a flopping call once this season and ur still tryna put this bs narrative out smh

[@Claviceptic]

@@ruhinchakravarty2155 they've barely been making those flopping calls though

[@tezo6996]

​@@ruhinchakravarty2155That's the most absurd part about this. He hasn't been called for flopping ONCE. Thats why all fans hate Embiid

[@ronbxmb]

The Harden clips you chose had me dying lmfao. Him drawing fouls is hilarious lmao.

[@cybersteel8]

That head snap of his looks ridiculous, like he's having a mini seizure on the court flicking his beard up to the ceiling lmao

[@Trollificusv2]

I saw a breakdown of one of his "trick plays" where, if the defender gets a hand between Harden's arm and his body, _at all_ , Harden clamps him down with his left (non-shooting) elbow and then throws up any kind of shot to get the call. They ran enough examples where you could tell it was a deliberate and well-practiced "move". Also amazing was how often those foul-drawing shots he took went in. Fine player, nasty plan of attack, but he never took into account how the refs change in the playoffs. Woopsie!

[@gooseandcompany]

The difference between the shaq and embiid career high is that shaq attempted 24 free throws when opposing teams wanted him on the line. Embiid made 21 free throws when no opponent wants him on the line.

[@Mdautkreix]

Great point

[@zither688]

That is, basically, mentioned and explained in the video

[@mypud4068]

Yes but what people also don't realize especially if you don't watch the sixers is he actually does get fouled all the time, the issue is he's elite at the midrange so you can't just leave him alone but he's also 7ft so he will just shoot over you, you have to be somewhat physical to really have an affect on him and plus he is a master at dropping the ball low and as soon as a player reaches in boom he goes to shoot. Like it or not it's not embiids fault it's the "modern" nba

[@zacharyburdick]

Bro has more ft attempts per game then the WHOLE Warriors team LMAOOO

[@lucashigdon4488]

💀

[@chandler4rittenhouse]

Not surprised the Warriors live behind the three-point line. How often do you see foul calls get called theirs while Joel lives in the paint and the mid rang game and constantly gets tripled team. Using ur brain shouldn’t be this hard for u right?🧠🤦🏻‍♂️😞☠️smh

[@jiyghkjsduhjkbkb]

@@chandler4rittenhouse you right but you still comparing 1 man to and entire team, saying they live behind the free throw line only works if you compare teams against teams.

[@Anton1oSainz]

​​@@chandler4rittenhouse that "living behind the 3-point line" bs works when you're comparing fta between players or a single game, not a player vs qn entire team during a freaking regular season lol Get those cameroonian balls out of your mouth or you're gonna choke!

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

@@chandler4rittenhouseeven then one player beating a team in free throw attempts is stupid

[@smbenga2]

This is why I like Jxmy’s videos. He can accept and give valid criticisms about the current era, while also addressing those same issues from the older eras to show that these aren’t new concepts 😂

[@berryesseen]

Yes, this isn't a new concept and specific to Embiid. But what makes Embiid special is that he takes fake fouls in the ugliest way possible. He is so used to flop that sometimes he falls down when his teammates contact and still expects a foul call. Joker and Giannis are also superstars. They also have advantage with no-calls and phantom calls. But the way they play doesn't look ugly as Embiid's. So it's not like this is a very common thing among superstars. Embiid does it in an extreme level that disturbs the average NBA fan.

[@fanfan9748]

I like Jxmy's video too but this one he is very selective. Comparing selectively Embiid to MJ or Shaq, the most dominant players of their own era, in the matches that matters. Like others pointed out Joker is actually the performer coming play off time, and the treatment he received from refs comparing to Embiid is night and day. What did Embiid do so we compare him to MJ or Shaq in the first place? Yet he receives much more favoured calls, for a player who always chokes in the playeoffs. People dont see this being a fair treatment thats why people dont like him. He is a great scorer, but until he does something meaningful in the playoffs, he is very much a scoring meme at this point.

[@berryesseen]

@@fanfan9748 One theory is the following. Refs give favored calls to Embiid in purpose only to make fun of him in the playoffs where refs suddenly become fair again. Embiid is the player with the largest discrepancy between regular and post season performance. It's not even close. Even a championship ring + a FMVP won't fix this perception easily. He has to dominate in the same way that Jokic dominated last year (with better stats than regular season).

[@Littlegoblinfatface]

Nah

[@Littlegoblinfatface]

Dude failed to recognize Giannis has led the league 3 out of past 4 years in free throws and Shaq, harden, Durant, Giannis, Kobe and harden all had their best years leading the league in free throw attempts Your point is invalid.

[@dylaneverhartmusic]

This is what I hate about modern youtube. "Joel Embiid Caught Cheating!" And also "Is Joel Embiid cheating? No" Your content is always exceptional man, you don't need to stoop to that level of clickbait

[@bryandavey9]

Totally agree

[@Heisjdjcjdjsjsj]

Well it works Becoz I was not gonna Watch this Vid but then I saw the title and did 😭

[@B3Band]

It works once. Once my trust is betrayed by clickbait, I not only stop watching your channel, but I click "Don't recommend channel" so I never see you again. So congrats Jimmy, you got one extra view on this video, in exchange for me never watching your channel again.

[@patrickh.1400]

I watched Embid play live at OKC earlier this season and the fake foul calls were so obvious, I was legitimately shocked at what I saw.

[@stonedbori840]

Yea they actually were fouls too. Can't hand check or interfere with a players shooting motion.

[@skinyhalfblackkid7085]

I think one of the reasons why people care more if Embiid gets favorable calls is because he goes out of his way to get those calls. Jordan and Shaq knew they get favorable calls but didn't go out of their way to abuse them the same way Embiid/Harden do. Even though MJ and Shaq both knew they would get better calls if they did but they didn't .But Embiid and Harden are fully aware that they get favorable calls and go out of their way to abuse them.

[@Trollificusv2]

Good point. And at least w/ Harden, you could see some of the things he pulled were clearly well-conceived and rigorously practiced. I ended up almost respecting him, because it wasn't just wild flopping and flailing and complaining. Well, not all of it, anyway, and they took away a couple of those moves. Embiid? Flopping and flailing and complaining. Can't stand the guy.

[@nonsonoenrico]

@@Trollificusv2lets not forget that harden would have won in 2019 if it wasnt for cp3 injury or his team missing 27 straight threes, only guy to take the fucking golden state avengers to a game 7, embiid would never

[@Anthonydu01630]

That’s worse, it mean that MJ or Shaq were heavily favored, because if i was the ref i would call a lot of these fouls he showed on Embiid or Harden because there is an actual contact, even if it’s initiated by them, if you are the ref and don’t have the same point of view as us watching from TV it can be hard to tell, but the fouls on MJ and Shaq we saw on the clip ? There is no contact, or little to no contact you can see it from a mile away, so who’s worse, for me its MJ especially, that guy got so many calls for nothing but when Lebron get assaulted by 3 people in the paint and still find a way to score they call him soft 😂😂😂

[@officialtyler8117]

@@Anthonydu01630facts😂

[@jamiekelley4076]

@@Anthonydu01630 Some of it isn't just the refs like those players but those players like MJ and Shaq built up reputations on being unstoppable once they got into the paint and teams put up very real strategies of we're going to hit them hard/intentionally foul to disrupt them. I think that put a general mindset into the refs of playing it safe rather than sorry by always giving those players the benefit of a doubt. As in Jordan went up and the shot was way off mark. Well then it had to be a foul. I don't think that is necessarily worse then superstars going out of their way to get foul calls because at least there is logical reasoning that leads to the ref giving them the benefit of a doubt. Also don't get me wrong there were times where you could see Shaq and Jordan play up some contact to get a foul call as well. Also LeBron is a terrible example to use because he gets tons of superstar calls as well and is also known to go chasing calls similar to Harden.

[@iPartyRocki]

The first clip you showed actually IS a foul, but on Embiid. He hooks the defender's arm at the very start of the clip. That's an offensive foul. That's right, it's even worse.

[@wesleyking6713]

That's what I thought. I was super confused when he said it wasn't a foul. It took me the other two to realize he was only talking about defensive fouls.

[@g-mode5047]

@@wesleyking6713so was the 2nd clip. Embiid pushes the guy in the back to get the rebound before they called a foul. Shits wild.😂

[@blitzkki]

I think personally if the rules don't get stricter someone's going to drop a 100 point game like we are getting 70 points game so often with guys like Luka and Embid.

[@jefeseason4990]

They are really good basketball players. Please acknowledge that.

[@darthsilversith667]

@@jefeseason4990They’re good.. but no one plays defense either. And it’s by design by the league.

[@dominiobaby4187]

@@darthsilversith667more foul calls been called so there is still defense

[@m4rr563]

@@darthsilversith667if you look at Lukas game for 73 the hawks pick and roll defense was the worst I’ve ever seen. Barely any contests at the rim too

[@DukeOfAwsomeness]

Lukas was a genuinallt amazing game not embiids though

[@odankey8567]

Refs need to be held accountable and be fined when they give horrendous calls like we made SO MUCH improvement in the sport tech industry with video refereeing, sensors, ultra 4k with slow motions enable It's impossible to miss anything. I know that referees make the game more interesting even if they can make bad calls due to human error but GOD DAMN just use the tech and everything would get better. (and of course the player should stop flopping or at least get punched by refs if they see it)

[@andrewhuang6660]

4 unskippable ads and a sponsor section. What a time to be alive watching KZbin

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[@puppethound]

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[@wudipest]

One word: ReVanced

[@jojoisgood8094]

If refs were fined for bad calls this wouldn’t be a problem

[@ohfesp]

They are untouchable (as a whole not as individuals) as they can alter outcomes for gambling platforms. Money always dominates. They will continue to be protected and there’s seemingly nothing that can be done about it. It’s hurting the sport far worse than anything else.

[@migamaos3953]

Bro, the league tells the refs to do this. It’s an issue with the NBA itself, not the refs

[@willweaver5541]

Most of the time refs don't make bad calls on purpose. Fining the refs for bad calls would be like fining players for missing too much

[@oldtownkopi]

​@@willweaver5541players suffer by being kicked out of the league. You get punished for poor work performance. Simple. But I think it's too blunt an instrument. We'd soon have no refs if they were fined for every single mistake they make.

[@DyingBreed00]

Them bronsexuals cheating and lakers with them free throws lol

[@ImAlpine]

I honestly think the other reason we're hard on Embiid is because we have another superstar that gets about half the calls Embiid does, but drops similar numbers each night, and now has proven it in the post season. We compare him with Jokic. And I think that's fair.

[@udishomer5852]

We also have Luka, Giannis and SGA. The league is full of great players and Embiid's play-style is not appealing, at least to me.

[@SentientTeapot2444]

The ppg difference between Embiid and Luka is wholly accounted for by the FT disparity, which is kinda sad

[@veprooto]

​​@@SentientTeapot2444Luka is also not ducking any team because Mavs barely win even when he has to play 45 mins.

[@mattsong7149]

@@udishomer5852 SGA is getting tons of calls as well. The guy is sometimes shooting more FT than FG. Last year SGA had 10.9 TF per game. This year 9 FT per game, but in last 6 games he averaged almost 15 FT per game. Crazy.

[@johnwild8217]

Luka basically the real leading scorer in the NBA by far and he was last year aswell. Embiid averaging like 4 free throws more+ Luka taking out of this world harder shots while being the most double teamed per possesion player by far and still averaging 4 more assists than Embiid. Yeah Luka averages a bit more minutes than Embiid, but let's be real..Embiid doesnt even play back to back games. Imagine him playing back to back games 40+ minutes

[@jibrilagha]

It will be very interesting to watch Joel Embiid play for team USA in the 2024 Olympic Games with Fiba rules and no given “superstar” calls

[@s_ame1135]

You can already see that happening in the playoffs. It's just gonna get worse playing in FIBA rules.

[@HRN392]

I think the biggest difference between the players you showed is the way they get those easy calls. Yes Michael and Shaq were favoured by the refs as well, but they were not hunting cheap fouls like Harden and Embiid

[@Anthonydu01630]

That’s worse, it mean that MJ or Shaq were heavily favored, because if i was the ref i would call a lot of these fouls he showed on Embiid or Harden because there is an actual contact, even if it’s initiated by them, if you are the ref and don’t have the same point of view as us watching from TV it can be hard to tell, but the fouls on MJ and Shaq we saw on the clip ? There is no contact, or little to no contact you can see it from a mile away, so who’s worse, for me its MJ especially, that guy got so many calls for nothing but when Lebron get assaulted by 3 people in the paint and still find a way to score they call him soft 😂😂😂

[@insidejah9293]

​@@Anthonydu01630 MJ fans are eeriely silent in the comment section 🫥

[@jamiekelley4076]

​@@Anthonydu01630 Some of it isn't just the refs like those players but those players like MJ and Shaq built up reputations on being unstoppable once they got into the paint and teams put up very real strategies of we're going to hit them hard/intentionally foul to disrupt them. I think that put a general mindset into the refs of playing it safe rather than sorry by always giving those players the benefit of a doubt. As in Jordan went up and the shot was way off mark. Well then it had to be a foul. I don't think that is necessarily worse then superstars going out of their way to get foul calls because at least there is logical reasoning that leads to the ref giving them the benefit of a doubt. Also don't get me wrong there were times where you could see Shaq and Jordan play up some contact to get a foul call as well. Also LeBron is a terrible example to use because he gets tons of superstar calls as well and is also known to go chasing calls similar to Harden.

[@jamiekelley4076]

@@insidejah9293 I mean MJ did get favorable calls. There is no doubt about it. That being said part of the history of that is because there was a real league strategy of intentionally fouling Jordan every time he made it to the paint. This made refs almost always lean towards giving Jordan the foul call. Don't get me wrong there were times Jordan played up contact, especially in his later years, to get the foul call but there is history on why Jordan got the calls he did.

[@simple45679]

​@@Anthonydu01630did you watch the vid? All superstars get superstar calls. Yes that counts phantom calls on Embiid, as seen in the video.

[@emanuelmartinez7267]

The NBA literally punishes teams for playing any kind of defense. Defense isn't weak in today's game, the rules just don't allow teams to play effective defense because even the slightest bit of contact regardless of who initiates contact will be called a foul. You know it's bad when players just drive to the hoop not even looking for the layup and purposefully wraps their arms around the defensive player and get awarded two free throws

[@Bigedub101]

Nailed it, defenders can't breathe on a player without a foul

[@Albundy11373]

This is why I like 90s basketball more.

[@KrisMcCauley]

Can someone explain to me how Lukas stats right now are easily 3rd debatable 2-1 best performances but he’s #5 in the mvp race right now. Does record really have that much poll?

[@vytautasjuska1989]

it looks like it does although everyone says it doesnt also all star game is based on teams results not individual performance

[@bgdgdgdf4488]

Love luka more than anyone. I'm slovenian. Luka is not an mvp. He's far from mvp. His team is shit and he can't lead. Luka winning mvp would be a disgrace for the league

[@futuristiclettuce]

Sub par defense

[@charlie_541]

@@bgdgdgdf4488 agreed. I think Luka will for sure get MVP sometime in his career, but definitely not this year

[@joesorkin]

@@bgdgdgdf4488you know ball. Respect

[@Anto90Ceravolo]

Secret dirt on Adam Silver is my favorite theory

[@evantheartisan]

as soon as embiid and luka dropped 70+ ive been on the edge of my seat for this jxmy vid

[@Baddknewz]

Same! Can’t wait for these charts and graphs 📊

[@MattKirk007]

Luka isn’t nearly as bad as Embiid

[@Lukaspecial599]

Yes he is@@MattKirk007

[@SparkyForce]

At least Luka only had 16 free throw attempts. He also only missed like 8 shots the whole game it was unreal

[@trelllmaoyessir]

​@@SparkyForce "Only 16 attempts" just say you're bias

[@_Diktator]

Yeah, okay, superstar calls and what not. Why does Jokic not get the same calls then? Why is it that one time he actually did get a lot of free throws, the opposing team's coach went mad, and people went mad and called him a flopper?

[@joelemsexy]

Jokic isn’t nearly as aggressive of a scorer as guys like harden, young and embiid who get these calls, that’s pretty obvious

[@mikaanuba659]

@@joelemsexy true, nobody says he should get EXACTLY the same amount of calls / FTs. But it's sometimes ridiculous when he doesn't get calls. Gotta be objective here

[@lukalalosevic200]

@@joelemsexy Not nearly as aggressive ..what are you talking about he leads the league with points in paint xD holy crap ...where did you put your brain ...

[@lazarperic4525]

​@@joelemsexy my friending, WATCH GAMES. Almost every damn game there's at least 5 obvious fouls on Jokic that refs don't call

[@johnpaulguevarra6916]

@@joelemsexy yet he looks like he fought with bears and lions when you look at his arms after every game lol

[@bxast2g]

The other issue is because how many fouls he draws teams have to guard off of him making it significantly easier to score

[@youdonegooft]

Jxmy, your video journalism ability is truly incredible. Professionally I’ve worked in the commercial marketing realm for 5+ years and can honestly say your hard work and natural marketing ability truly shines through in all your stuff. Just wanted to say that. Have a good one and keep cooking bro.

[@Amm17ar]

The man has perfected "dont hate the player, hate the game" motto. NBAs gotta crack down and find a middle ground. Fouls are a part of the game. There has to be a middle ground between the 80s literal violent assault "fouls" and whatever Embiid is getting.

[@Reoh0z]

The NBA do that every year, "We have new rules against flopping." But if they enforce it at all, its just for the start of the season and then they stop GAF.

[@jamiekelley4076]

I think if the league just enforced tighter carrying and traveling calls it would do a lot to change this. Right now defenders have a hard time keeping up with players being able to essentially duck and dive and quick step in 360 degrees of direction that it leads to a lot incidental contact from a defender that has to always be recovering. Of course that will lead to more stoppages and less offense and I'm not sure the league wants that.

[@ChinmaiNaregal]

Embiid is on a mission to flop his way to another MVP

[@lostnemesis]

Hell I saw something that said if he misses six more games he will be ineligible.

[@rkishim7766]

jokic is fat

[@neilbrons529]

@@Mista808 you're the racist if you can't tell the difference between kendrick perkins and joel embiid.

[@twuandixon8675]

Few years and a couple race cards and ya never know 😂

[@twuandixon8675]

​@@neilbrons529nah that race card has become an epidemic lol

[@jaydenmccann13]

He forgot to talk about how embiid this year has been ducking against all the teams with a winning record. He plays all the bad teams and has only played half the games against teams over 500.

[@THECRAZYGUITARBOY]

Are you serious? He averages more points ago+.500 teams than any other player…

[@increasearmadillo3032]

He literally leads the league in PPG against playoff teams

[@jackhirtle9751]

@@THECRAZYGUITARBOYwell duh he leads the league in points and gets fraudulent free throws ofc he’s gonna lead the league against teams +.500 in the like 6 games he’s played against them

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

​@@THECRAZYGUITARBOYHe picks and chooses what games he plays and only plays some teams over .500 when Philadelphia have home court

[@landojr.]

@@zombievikinggaming4258just say ur a casual and move on

[@rohandunbar2072]

Now do 1 on how the Lakers & Celtics shoot way more free throws than any other team in the NBA

[@gudisatufa6187]

13:00 Come on AI does not deserve this slander. He took the Sixers without a second star to the finals against a stacked Lakers team and still managed to win a game. Harden and Embid have never come close to that. EDIT: For those bringing up Harden in 2018, I said: "without a second star". Harden had CP3 until game 6. Who was the Sixers' second-best? Exactly. You don't know unless you search it up.

[@mungriyaw]

Harden also went toe-to-toe game 7 against the juggernaut 2018 GSW. Harden had his share of playoff disappointments but Embiid still have it worse.

[@trelllmaoyessir]

Now what If AI was in the same conference as the Lakers?.. (Like Harden was with the GSW).. HE WOULD NEVER HAVE A FINALS APPEARANCE CLOWN

[@spencedagawd]

You took the words right out my mouth (pause). Absolutely unnecessary and a cheap shot.

[@MikeBeltMikeBelt]

You mean the league hosed the Bucks on calls to put AI in the finals.

[@moogerchee2287]

harden literally won 3 games against the golden state warriors, wtf ru talking about????

[@JuliusR2002]

Putting AI in the same category as foul merchants is disrespectful on a whole other level. He actually went against the kobe shaq lakers and was still a menace. Sure he didn’t win a title but neither did any other superstar back in 2000-2002

[@xbigreddawgx]

This.....I was like... WTH Jimmy. Lol

[@randybryantjr3909]

This the one.

[@masonwelsh9718]

Iverson didn't get over the hump, but he 100% showed up when it mattered

[@scowlistic]

Gotta cosign this right here. I will not stand for the AI slander.

[@LightningMo3]

@@masonwelsh9718 Thought it was odd too, even James Harden can make the case he got stopped by the Warriors every year like DeMar and the Raptors got stopped by LeBron like everyone else. The Sixers been getting stopped by the Heat lol, not the same.

[@nickchaa1676]

Y'all ready to talk about the fact Embiid has dodged the Jokic matchup in Denver 4 years in a row?

[@Reoh0z]

Has anyone checked under Embiid's bed?

[@darkstarkael]

@@Reoh0zhave u??

[@vyyr]

5 years actually

[@nickchaa1676]

@@vyyr !

[@objectoriented3049]

He was literally gonna play but the Philadelphia medical staff took him out lmfao

[@ChrisStriderr]

Games today are so unpleasant to watch today even highlights are miserable, the fact players this good arent winning chips or getting to the conference finals shows the results of this playstyle...

[@Jaykerz]

Luka being 2nd on game score by only .6 after the 73 is really insane.. I can't wait for the video on that

[@MoltenNine]

If you get rid of points scored from free throws for every player in the league Embiid still scores the 2nd most ppg

[@muhammadputera6593]

​@@MoltenNinewhat the hell does your comment have to do with his 😂 are you confused

[@johon127]

@@MoltenNineI mean if phantom calls get called on whoever is guarding you and he gets on foul trouble of course the defense isn’t gonna be as tight, even getting rid of ft points doesn’t rid Embiid of the accusations lmao

[@danielmh4511]

it was cause his teammates kept missing layups and Luka got less assists. Should have had a triple double if his team didn't choke so hard.

[@seanbucket]

i think the game in 2nd was the 60-20-10 game

[@sbeaber]

Now do a video why some players like Jokic don't get the foul calls

[@mjbfootball]

exactly this. I would not have an issue with Embiid if Jokic got the same bs calls all the time, but Jokic has to get murdered to get to the line. Its insane.

[@stefkobl]

Bro has scars for the last 3 years, they are drilling the nails into his arms so much its disgusting...

[@logomarkz]

1. European 2. Doesn't "play the game" outside the court (media shit) 3. Not flashy, just good basketball 4. Being one of the best while looking like he is half awake makes other superstars and entire league look like a joke.

[@JColeGlazer754]

This is a crazy title😭

[@VictoriesAtTheMarathon]

Homie ain’t even watch the video, but he calling out the title 😂😂. Ngl that’s why I clicked earlier than usual, lmfao.

[@dfallen4ngel]

Good title

[@randokku]

His gf never clicked so fast

[@under-a-rock5444]

​@@VictoriesAtTheMarathon Jimmy has even said he puts up misleading titles just because.

[@karanjetley]

Crazy good

[@OhHiSpencer]

Video request: what are the real differences between regular season and playoff officiating? Is that the main thing that contributes to guys like Harden and Embiid failing?

[@HostileHairline]

I’d say it’s a mix of more physicality allowed PLUS the other team learning how to avoid fouls. If your tactic revolves around calls, the other team can usually figure out a new game plan after 1-2 games. It’s the studying of the other teams that makes playoffs another level of play

[@Trollificusv2]

I think a part of it is, refs don't want to make too many of those phantom "superstar" calls and then have to face questions and the next game is between the same 2 teams, and the game after that. It's too easy for a refs' name to become part of the story, and nobody wants that.

[@danielcordeiro6003]

11:06 just coming here to say that there is a difference between relative and absolute. There were a 20% relative increase, but the absolute difference was 0.96%

[@jacobjewkes8359]

what's funny is that the article says refs favor superstars only "at a marginal level". But jimmy didn't read that part lol

[@TrishaShakur]

The intro was the inner feeling of every non-lakers fan when their team goes against the lakers

[@lucashigdon4488]

No idea why lakers fans can’t see how much the refs give them and still complain once a call doesn’t go their way 😂

[@sportschool3537]

@@lucashigdon4488 It's not about the Lakers... it's about Lebron teams... Lebron has had favor from the NBA commission since forever... they wanted to make him bigger than Jordan by force and they have miserably failed cause he's not even close to that level of greatness... but the Lakers wouldn't be getting half the fouls they get if LePampered wasn't there...

[@gandydancer9710]

@@sportschool3537 Is it that you didn't watch the video or is it that you disagreed with it? Because LeBron wasn't on that Shaq team. And the most controversial game for foul calls in history is the Lakers-Kings playoff twenty years ago or so, also pre-LeBron.

[@sportschool3537]

@@gandydancer9710 What does that have to do with the fact that Lebron has been pushed by refs for 15 years in a row? You're talking about one game... I'm talking about 15 fucking years which is a whole era of basketball!!! And that one game has NOTHING to do with the Lakers... the story is that the Lakers were so dominant that the fans were bored and the TV ratings were tanking and that series being competitive had the highest ratings since MJ's finals in 98 so Stern literally fixed the game to go to a game 7 to make more money... Lebron's games have dogshit ratings anyway and he still gets pushed by refs...

[@gandydancer9710]

@@sportschool3537 Your claim was "It's not about the Lakers... it's about Lebron teams" and I demonstrated that that is patently false. AND you've claimed that Strern fixed games for ratings, but also claim that LeBron gets bad ratings. The incoherence of your beliefs is amazing.

[@solomonswisdom9750]

I still don't understand how him and Giannis gets so many more ft's than Jokic.

[@ingry]

Joker has never posted above 26 PPG for a season, Embiid and Giannis have both posted above 30 every season since the 2020-2021 season. You don't have to be a basketball fan to understand basic math. Two of those players are their number one scoring options, the other is a playmaking genius. Why are we even comparing their games other than the fact that their both 7 footers? This culture of hyper ignorant modern nba fans is weak as fuck lol

[@sharif9059]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@ingry Ironic because what you just said is incorrect. Jokic has averaged over 26 PPG twice in his career, in 2021 and 2022. He’s been the top scorer on the nuggets every season since 2018. Just because Jokic is the best playmaker on the team, doesn’t mean he isn’t their best scorer either. He’s both and has been for a long time. You didn’t explain why he doesn’t get more free throws and that’s because his play style is different. Also, their games are compared all the time lol did you just start watching the NBA? It’s funny how you say this culture of NBA fans is hyper ignorant and yet you sound like the ignorant one here 😂

[@atreusmartin5209]

@@ingrylmao you’re a clown😂

[@gamerking376]

@@ingryyour wrong he has averaged more and jokic whoops them in other stats as well cry a river bum

[@objectoriented3049]

Because people foul giannis and embiid more than they foul jokic. Why is that hard to understand?

[@MoCheezy]

Embiid doesn't get calls because he's a superstar. He's a superstar because he gets calls.

[@dai6419]

did you not watch the video? theyre phantom calls? barely to no contact was made

[@danielhettesheimer606]

can't wait to see who the sixers choke against in the second round of this year's playoffs!

[@centristamerican7845]

They definitely don't want any of Boston. Been their kryptonite for years now and it'll stay that way if they match up in the playoffs again

[@cloudstriker5473]

bro i wouldn’t want to play against boston either everyone on that team plays like a bitch 😭😭

[@pizza5658]

James Harden taught him well while he was there

[@finntjomstol9364]

Learned from the best in the biz

[@evifnoskcaj]

Fun fact: Before there was "Hack a Shaq" there was "Hack a Wilt". Fouling Wilt had an even better effect and Wilt would get phantom offensive fouls called against him constantly. That's how insane Wilt was. They abused and changed the rules to make it harder for Wilt.

[@mattforbes221]

They widened the lane because of Wilt, they changed the entire court layout for one man.

[@everythingbad2472]

Wilt was so ahead of his time it’s seriously insane. Crazy how little legends like Wilt and Bill Russell got paid also. Inflation is a bitch

[@SuperHovik]

​@@everythingbad2472they are not legends lol... They played weak basketball. 0 real skills

[@Zzz8525]

@@mattforbes221 And people nowadays think he is overrated because he only wins 2 rings. How tf is he going to win more when the league kept changing rules against him?

[@ballplayinwonton]

Not sure AI should be in the same conversation as Harden and Embiid concerning “falling flat.” Harden and Embiid have had plenty of help while AI had 34yo Dikembe and Eric Snow

[@s_ame1135]

Embiid had whom exactly?

[@xenkokuo8588]

@@s_ame1135 Jimmy butler, Ben simmons , Maxey , Harris, Reddick, James Harden

[@s_ame1135]

​@@xenkokuo8588 Harden is the only perennial star from what you mentioned and even that is sketchy. AI also had Melo.

[@themispavlitsas5748]

@@s_ame1135 ah yes Melo . The known and renowned playoff performer Carmelo Anthony that has passed the first round 2 times in 13 tries .

[@aidilmubarock5394]

Cuz AI play style doesn't work with a good lineup based on thinking basketball analysis

[@aidanknight]

Allen Iverson? That dude won a Finals game by himself against the prime Kobe-Shaq Lakers (with the iconic step over on Tyronn Lue). No way is he in the same conversation as Harden and Embiid.

[@Spotth]

Yeah no way he lumped AI in with them 💀

[@cameronann2093]

This was a great video… my only addition would be that the data showing super stars get more incorrect calls going their way in the last two minutes would definitely be skewed because the sample size of non star players shooting or handling the ball in key moments during the last two minutes of a game is extremely small compared to superstars

[@mrg3728]

Exactly. Also, this is the first I’ve heard someone saying AI choked or didn’t show up in the playoffs…

[@jacobmilne5205]

If you read the article, you see that the difference isn’t actually all that big. 20% isn’t a huge number, and the raw data numbers look a bit more natural

[@jdunnatl]

The 20% is based on actual bad calls, not the number of attempts. It's irrelevant how many are taken. The data is infallible. 5% would be a lot, 20% is mind-blowing.

[@jdunnatl]

​@@jacobmilne5205Average interest rate return: Checking acct: .07% Savings acct: .47% Money market: .65% Elite stock brokers: 10% 20% doesn't happen in normal metrics.

[@jordanc.3405]

It’s not because Embiid’s cheating. It isn’t because of the MVP award, It’s his inability to perform the way he performs IN THE PLAYOFFS, WHEN IT ACTUALLY MATTERS!! That’s what people have rightfully been holding against him.

[@johon127]

I mean if you watched the video you'd see that Jxmy said all of that already lol

[@trelllmaoyessir]

Joel Embiid's Playoff Injury History: 2023 (Knee Sprain), 2022 (Orbital fracture, concussion, torn thumb ligament), 2021 (Torn meniscus), 2019 (Knee tendinitis), 2018 (Orbital fracture, concussion). Has missed 7 of 54 playoff games in his career.May 1, 2023

[@ntzlrhc]

​@@johon127he just wrote it here😂😂😂

[@trenhen4311]

That on top of his inability to Take accountability. When he dropped 17 on terrible shooting in an elimination game and then blammed his teammates for his shitty performance I knew he was a fraud.

[@mattpassos5689]

I think embiid is playing this hard to validate last years mvpity award by winning an undoubtable one

[@ignatiusjackson235]

Iverson was never viewed as a choke artist. He was just either always on terrible teams or his ego would get in the way. Sacrificing offensive hustle might have led to better team chemistry, but he didn't get that particular memo. That doesn't mean he "choked." His game was just too unique for an organization to build a solid team around his salary. Choke? This is the guy who led the only team who beat the Lakers in the 2001 Finals. Iverson had a scrappy, sometimes inconsistent style of play, but he always left 100% on the floor. He got banged up more than anyone, so he wasn't drawing unearned fouls.

[@DonKey496]

Can we talk about why Nikola Jokic doesn't get the same superstar treatment? He plays a lot more physical than Embiid and only gets 5-6 FTs a night.

[@UserOutput]

Jokić doesn’t play more Physical than Joel 😂 Jokić can’t even lift himself off the ground and doesn’t have the same bag that Embiid does.

[@chriso3995]

​@@UserOutputthen you reeeally haven't seen jokic play...wow

[@DonKey496]

@@UserOutput Watch Denver games. Lol. It ain't hard to see all the no-calls if you actually watch games, not just highlights.

[@Itchyboy_]

@@UserOutputdo you not actually watch nba games? How can you possibly think that

[@GoldenMonsterHD026]

@@UserOutputyou still have time to delete this before more ppl see it lol

[@joshuaworden274]

I've actually been dubious of the so-called "superstar-call," so it's really interesting and impressive to see that someone did the math and proved that it really exists. Having said that, I still think that most people massively overemphasize both the importance and the level of prejudice of those bad calls. The video is actually a bit misleading on that point. If you pause the video at 10:50, the article says that the difference between superstars and non-stars, whose calls also account for the vast majority of calls in games, is actually about half as wide as the gap between stars and superstars, about 10% instead of 20%. That 10% difference basically means that for every 10 bad calls that go the way of a role player, a superstar gets 11. It definitely shows up in the data, but it's not exactly an earth-shattering difference.

[@Anthonydu01630]

Yeah i knew that 20% was measleading

[@z.r.r4593]

10% would be 9 to 10, not 10 to 11 - no?

[@BobbieTheFish]

​​@@z.r.r4593 no, it's 10:11 Edit: 10% is 10:11. In the overall data, it's closer to 8:9 (if you compare superstars to everyone else)

[@mikaanuba659]

it's actually quite a lot if you count it over a season & career. And I think superstars get even more preferential calls for the first 46 min of the game.

[@Tyler_Schwartz_]

So why does Jokic get hacked every single play and never gets a call? He’s a superstar and never does

[@Reoh0z]

Because Jokic isn't flopping around on the deck like a fish out of water.

[@user-sv3fh1ij5q]

It’s insane, I think the refs hate him

[@vyyr]

because Jokic is one of those very few superstars that don't get the whistle advantage.

[@Mdautkreix]

Same reason Curry doesn’t. NBA doesn’t want them overshadowing their preferred narratives ahead of the new TV deal/negotiations. Watch the refereeing get somewhat more consistent after that’s locked in & there’s no risk to letting parity determine who makes the playoffs. Edit: They’re still gonna have the ref gambling allegations to contend with though.

[@NitroTeddy1]

I was waiting for this comment, jokic one of the most physical players in the league and gets disrespected by those bum refs

[@F.Razor718]

Mkbhd plugged your video on his Apple headset review…dope

[@MonkeyDwuffy]

For me, Joel Embiid reminds me of James Harden when he was in his prime. Embiid can go crazy, no one can guard him and if they get close, they are called for a foul, but when it’s playoffs, there is always a reason. Either he’s injured, bad team, or chokes bc it’s the playoffs. Edit: should’ve watched the full video before I made this comment since you made that comparison, but none the less, the play style is the same

[@evan.kushner1962]

But the dude seriously hasn’t been healthy for a playoff series due to his incredibly high usage rate in the regular season because his teams were so bad with him off the court. This year is going to be very different because the Sixers are have a very good core and great coaching.

[@Processing321]

Embiid is in the same system as jokic aint no way a potential 2x mvp caliber player doesn't deliver keep crying

[@sebastiansanchez375]

@@evan.kushner1962 They had a winning record without him this last season

[@trelllmaoyessir]

Embiid gets injured every year and Harden faced the most competition ever before the finals.. they aren't chokers just the most unluckiest NBA players of all time

[@garymonkey]

Also Joel embiid doesn’t perform in game 7

[@crimsonronnie4068]

I hate that you said AI came up short, he performed well in the regular season and postseason, it is more about supporting cast for him, compared to Harden and Embiid coming up short performance and had the personnel to be succesful.

[@greysongotzmer4126]

Embiid better than ai lil bro so is harden

[@crimsonronnie4068]

@greysongotzmer4126 I'm talking about in terms of coming up short (no pun intended) in the playoffs should not apply to AI because he exceeded his lower level teammates and took his team to a finals and Embiid over AI is crazy big bro. When the accolade doesn't Embiid have over Allen Iverson.

[@nabihat.1426]

i am an embiid hater bc he is a disingenuous player and is mean to ben simmons

[@JTLuxxHD]

Harden was the only superstar to take that healthy warriors team to a game 7.

[@silas6507]

Thank you for saying this

[@mrmoron2.048]

This season for scoring from Embiid is an uncanny parallel to James Harden scoring 36 ppg in 2018-19

[@jacksonshaw2981]

Both foul merchants

[@jlui21]

-- Agree. Random: I was listening to a NPR story about juicing in baseball. This one guy pointed out that fringe MLB players juicing made sense. Without it, they would probably be out of the league. However, it bothered the same guy when Superstars were juicing b/c they didn't need to use steroids. They were already hitting 20-30 HRs a season, but now? 40-50HRs.

[@trelllmaoyessir]

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[@MacPhuck]

Wait, wait , wait...Allen Iverson absolutely did not disappear in the playoffs. Go back and rewatch the games, he was, year after year for about five years, the most exciting player to watch, with absolutely the most heart you could ask for. He had very little help, and his teammates would disappear, production wise. Year after year, the only reason Philly was anywhere near the playoffs was him, and he was the only reason to watch his team. And his playoff averages were pretty damn good. Also, single handedly (almost, nod to Deke) stopped the Lakers from sweeping the playoffs in 2001. Seriously, find some of his old playoff games and watch...he was fucking amazing.

[@Hazz1405]

Harden was like this for so many years in the playoffs. Both hardens and embiids performances for almost EVERY single elimination game of their careers is literally horrible

[@wildstyle9010]

Yall be constantly saying that bs when embiid has been injured for most of his playoffs runs he hasn't been as lucky with injuries as harden like yall can't be serious

[@nba2kswiss770]

In my opinion, even if every Superstar gets preferential treatment, most of them don't go looking to abuse that. And i think we should really call out the nba and the refs for this plus the silly fouls they give in general. Anyways i love the videos. Keep it up!

[@Taprman]

Jokic doesn’t get that preferential treatment

[@user1164]

He's a great player. The issue for me is that his game is focused on drawing these fouls. If he was just playing naturally and got the fouls, that would be a different story.

[@tjgadner8896]

One thing you did not mention when comparing to the past was that Jordan and Shaq did not have any unnatural movements to try to get extra calls, and they weren’t getting 11 FTs a game, Embiid and Harden try so hard to draw fouls that they literally had to change the rules so it wouldn’t break the game

[@lostnemesis]

He is a foul merchant which is really weird because he is so damn strong but you can argue that it's really smart because big guys typically don't get the calls like they should.

[@dfallen4ngel]

Because league needs to cash cow big market that is stupid enough to gulp free throw show

[@hijisfriend9030]

double edged sword. Embiid relied too much on it. It's basically killing our chance to win anything because his scoring drop. Also, he needs to keep playing against bigger team rather than farming them spurs, hornet, and Piston. He is asking to get injured by someone at this point and I don't want it.

[@bradenmchenry995]

Which is why he collapses in the playoffs every year

[@lemillian]

@@hijisfriend9030 The scoring drop isn't free throw related though, throughout his career he averages 1-2 less free throws in the playoffs than the regular season. It's his inability to be healthy in the playoffs, because he's been injured in all but one post season and that was the bubble. Despite being injured 5/6 post seasons he's missed 7 of 54 playoff games.

[@Thatguy26794]

U ​dont watch games

[@Sedona_FD3S]

Hey yalll, Adam Silver here. Embiidcis may boi, he pays me fat for making these ridiculous calls and I love it. Nobody can stop us.

[@iPartyRocki]

Some other things to note JxmyHighroller. - The LAL are shooting 233 more FTA's this year than ANY other team in the NBA while driving not nearly close to as much as other teams in the league. - SGA is an extreme foul merchant that throws his head back on every single drive to the basket, it's bordering on Embiid's level (this season).

[@Mdautkreix]

And the warriors are dead last in free throw disparity despite the myth of them only relying on 3s and never driving to the basket being probably, statistically false. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jamesmatushin5457]

Your almost right but almost all of Lal points come in the paint

[@TheRealKizzle]

@@Mdautkreixsteph curry shot 21 3s in one game the other night

[@lucashigdon4488]

@@Mdautkreixliterally I vividly remember lakers fans using one and the only excuse they had of “lakers drive more” yet this season and that game yesterday the warriors drove more yet the lakers had 2.7x more fta 💀 I swear only laker fans don’t realize how the nba gives them that treatment

[@Shangoraheem]

Jokic does the same head flop. Also Dame Lillard gets some wild foul calls.

[@grasz]

But he is the first to be proud and arrogant about it. There's simple reason why people hate him over the others before him.

[@ozeppeo]

Comparing fan treatment to referee treatment is a bit of a joke... We need to bring back hand checking and call out travels and carrying

[@chaslous]

shi i always see them calling travels. Sometimes overly calling it

[@ijayrizzy3116]

I’ve been saying this shit for years now. It’s ridiculous. Embiid lives at the free throw line.

[@landonlearnsaboutwars2948]

When Wilt scored 100 points he had 28 free throws, which is about 30% just like Embiid when he scored 70

[@rektz2457]

Embiid is overrated af and a crybaby

[@DukeOfAwsomeness]

Wilt is overrated to tbf

[@jahvonievelez6243]

I could guarantee you that wilt wasn’t flopping around. If you go back to the reports wilt was being triple-quadruple teamed and was hard fouled. He was a notorious bad free throw shooter similar to Shaq. Wilt got 30 free throws because they wanted to foul him, it’s just this time he made em’. Embiid is more of a James harden searching to get to that line and flopping.

[@KobeJordanHakeem]

He also plays against defence that isn't allowed to touch him lol. Embiid doesn't sit under the rim like chamberlain did yet he still gets 12 free throws per game. Soft like charmin

[@dfallen4ngel]

28 is new 30 percent? When 23/70 exist?

[@sammcdermott78]

Yeah he’s dirty and a free throw merchant, but for people to demonise his 70 point game for free throws is stupid, nearly all the high scoring games have this many, Jordan’s 69 was on 23 fta and making 21 of them, Jordan’s 63. vs celtics had 21 fta, Kobe’s 81 had 20 fta, mitchell had 25 fta on his 70, they’re all getting well over 40 without free throws, that is a terrible argument to demonise his amazing performance

[@fatstr]

This conversation always makes me wonder why some great players DONT get the calls that other great players get. Both LeBron and Steph seem to get less calls than they should and I could not tell you why that is.

[@davidrosensin7985]

This seems...suspect at best to me. There's like a 10 minute video of just LeBron travelling and having it not be called. Not saying he's not getting incorrect calls in his favor, but 10 minutes of uncalled travelling is pretty excessive.

[@seanbucket]

mans never been a fan of a small market team. ive never seen a team deserve more techs than the warriors

[@tedhall9257]

@@davidrosensin7985the nba doesn’t call traveling in general.

[@tellsteveharveyidontwanthe2283]

i mean look at Jokic he probably has the worst whistle of all time jokic averages 5.8 while this mf embiid gets 12 a night

[@mikaanuba659]

the most obvious comparison is Joker who gets no superstar treatment for free throws (of course his game is different but still). Another famous guy in the past who never got calls while being literally pushed is Jeremy Lin.

[@roro_nba_editz]

It's crazy how 6 of the top 10 games ever according to game score are from games either this season or last season. 2 luka games (his 73 at number 2 and his 60/20/10 at number 10) Embiids 70 at number 4, Donovan Mitchells 71 at 5, Lillards 71 at number 7, and GIannis's 64 at number 8. crazy to me how 70 points isn't even considered unreal anymore

[@lucashigdon4488]

Nah it’s unreal still but honestly this year of offence increased so much we went from saying 40 is the new 30 to at least me saying 45 is the new 30

[@rob.parsnips]

Luka and Embiid within, what, 4 days of each other? 2 of the top 4 performances in less than a week. Nuts.

[@Jet-iq3es]

5:45 Luka: “and i took that personally”

[@colpul2103]

"He looked at me funny" fouls are the reason NBA< EuroLeague. NBA has become so soft, not saying we should got back to the '90s with felony assault level fouls but the NBA 'manhood' has become weak sauce.

[@thomahperin7953]

The key difference between what Embiid is doing vs other superstars is that he is not even trying to score. Lebron gets favorable calls when he drives to the rim but he isn't doing so for a call. Embiid gets the ball and then tries to get a foul call instead of a basket.

[@mrpopo5097]

“Favorable calls” 🤣. Lebron gets fouled everytime and he barely gets those calls

[@johnpanchovillegas1856]

bruh last time bron had double digits FTA is when he first won back to back MVP, bron never got a superstar call ever since

[@deannabibbee4280]

The heck LeFraud isn't looking for the bailout from the ref when he goes to the basket. Get real would you?

[@thedargon6899]

The chart he showed had Lebrons call rate at -3.1 percent meaning he wasn’t getting fouls called. The refs have never been on Lebrons side minus a handful of games every season.

[@Kai-Soh]

I've seen enough flopping from Lebron to know that he most certainly drives looking for calls... Most players of that style tend to do that but the flopping puts him, Harden and Embiid on a different tier.

[@ron1n786]

Comparing AI in the playoffs with James Harden and Joel Embiid is crazy

[@Sure_Sir]

Agree. AI was a one man scoring machine. Though, he had a chip on his shoulder, he also had bad luck with his teammates. Never matching his energy and intensity of the game.

[@ChippWalters]

Yeah, Jimmy is seriously doing some AI hating here. AI made it to the finals and single-handedly won a game there. Come on, the guy always showed up.

[@tyrelljohnson5684]

Joel and Harden are way better than Iverson ever was.

[@stxcks23]

@@tyrelljohnson5684surrender your crack pipe

[@moogerchee2287]

harden is much better than ai in the playoffs, ai would get swept by the dynasty warriors

[@CYMotorsport]

I actually loved Peter’s research - I remember going through it a few years ago. From what I remember, the biggest caveat can’t be ignored: “superstar” designation. The ENTIRE premise hinges on this. A ref’s implicit bias must aknowledge his guidelines for this research to work which is 6 or more all star nods . I mean Joel only just qualified. Which is interesting bc wouldn’t it have to be established to apply? Wouldn’t superstar status be assumed to exponentially increase with tenure? What’s the onset for an mvp who only has been in the league 5 years? To be fair to Peter, he called this out acknowledging Giannis doesn’t even qualify for his own definitions yet he’d be a main benefactor. IMO one can argue this concept isn’t nearly as strong and you can equally say human reviewed calls who also assume a superstar is 6 all star awards may also be influenced in their designations of “no call” and missed calls. The study is very susceptible to confirmation bias. It anecdotally rings true. Therefore a knife’s edge call leans to a missed one. But I get it. It’s all we have. I just personally think it’s a lot more complicated. In fact, hot take, there’s evidence ppl ignore that suggests big men especially have a significantly higher rate of missed calls. I say all this bc it actually reminds me of that research the nba produced to combat allegations of Laker favoritism vs the Kings in the early 2000s. It blew a hole in my brain forever on refs. Believe you me… im no friend to slippery stern. The man could say his name is David and I wouldn’t buy it. But as much as I poked, it tracked. Aside from Kobe’s elbow and the timeliness of the fouls, the blown ones were mostly evenly shared. Shaq’s missed calls were compensated for the other way. A reality ppl don’t like. But statistically, doesn’t that make sense? Net, I think your conclusion has more teeth than you realize. I don’t think it has anything to do with fouls. I can guarantee you ppl don’t even know he gets to the charity stripe a dozen times a night. He’s got the kiss of death label. The one thing you can’t outrun. And the one not even he would argue: a regular season hero. No one, and I mean NO ONE, likes a regular season hero. Bro just look at Lamar. This man has put up hardy numbers through his career thus far but look at the reaction to his latest exit. I’m not defending it. In fact, I think it’s correct. The cognitive dissonance one has to contend with is genuine. Two things are actually true at once. Truly embiid is a superstar regardless of the parameters. but only at certain times. he statistically shrinks in post season situations. I’ll defend AI. Atleast he made it to the finals in his mvp season . And even took a game off the Lakers in LA. But also, Joel doesn’t have another all star to be fair to him. AI had the defensive player of the year atleast. The issue is the mvp. Especially after campaigning for it. I don’t put too much weight into choke artist label. There’s a lot at play. BUT if you campaign for mvp I’m going to assume even a multimillionaire superstar understands the implications of delivering after all that more than ever. Yes you have a point to prove. Eg Allen in those 5 games scored less than 35 a single time (23) and led all scoring both sides every single other game. Joel dropped 15 in a do or die game :l But I see your point on his lack of title. I get that. Which means After his mvp, Joel will forever be a choke artist to most until he wins one. Either that or he’ll have to play himself into obscurity. Those are the redemptions arcs. Eager to see which he takes.

[@thestripedgoat7178]

That comment is so 😅long

[@panner11]

Of course, you can never have a perfect study on this, but any weirdness with who is designated as a superstar would honestly only serve to dilute the results rather than confirm the bias. We know who the superstars are, and any superstars put into the non-superstar pool by some technicality is only going to make it less likely to come up with a significant result. Same thing is non-superstars are put in the superstar pool.

[@Komo47]

Joel Embiid is the equivalent to prime James Harden, if he was a big man.

[@supermega5562]

I'm not sure how you let Giannis' 64 point game slide when he had 32 fta and attacked Embiid when he scored more with less.

[@coltonwyatt8887]

Spot the Embid meat muncher challenge. Level: Easy

[@godsfavoritt771]

people actually foul Giannis

[@pigs6486]

Yeah, Giannis is by far the worst I have ever seen

[@Processing321]

Yea this sum hater stuff litterally damian and giannis get 20 ft a game

[@johon127]

@@Processing321Giannis averages less ft attempts per game as is trash at making them, Embiid is a near 90% ft shooter, you tell me who’s leeching more points off of free throws

[@noahwelch2931]

it’s not even the phantom fouls when Embiid is on offense. When Embiid is on defense, he hacks so many guys and nothing is called. I have never seen a man be awarded so many calls in my entire life

[@Baker33]

And that’s his fault?

[@brennenscott7534]

@@Baker33bruh are you slow? No shit it’s not his fault but he’s explaining why it’s bullshit like use context clues you learned in grade school

[@peamut547]

My biggest issue isn’t that Embiid is scoring, it’s how he’s scoring. Fouls are the most subjective part of the game of basketball, as they rely on the ref’s judgement to call. Abusing this system is just completely immoral to me because of this, and that’s the biggest problem I have with how he scores.

[@oreoakalaperoji8314]

Lol "immoral" it's so interesting how sensitive yall are

[@caponebd7941]

Fun fact, if fouls didn’t exist, he still leads the league in scoring. People just ignore it because his face up midrange game is so automatic they don’t even notice.

[@ethanarroyo7116]

@@oreoakalaperoji8314you really thought you were tough with this comment huh 💀😂

[@milosstanojevic6637]

​@@caponebd7941 hahah yea, elite choker

[@caponebd7941]

@@milosstanojevic6637 trust me, I know very well how much he sucks ass in the playoffs. Doesn’t have anything to do with my comment though.

[@JTLuxxHD]

Embiid is DOMINATING. 36ppg is 36ppg. 36 free throws, 12 threes, idc, 36 is 36. Y’all doing to much.