"We're NOT Steel Workers!" 😳 | Inside the NBA reacts to Joel Embiid's load management | NBA on TNT

[@diddy2612]

To sit out on opening night and you’re not injured is a slap in the face to every paying customer

[@Cdub177]

@@diddy2612 That's why the fans should use that ticket money to get ahead in their own lives or donate it to charity. At least it will be well spent instead of paying a bunch of.....

[@grownmangamer942]

yep.

[@fanda6122]

"celtics hospital ring" these nerds dont wanna play

[@diddy2612]

@@Cdub177 bunch of what?

[@blablablaa14]

He's sitting out week 1. Minimum. He might sit out a couple of weeks

[@Whatsthe_411]

Start paying these athletes per game and you will see how this gets fix real quick.

[@nine3seven]

You wouldn't be seeing all these "injuries" thats for sure. Maybe the players would actually compete.

[@leonardoyi3183]

then they will start playing 5 to 10 minutes that night...

[@July9326]

@@leonardoyi3183 cba only counts them playing a game if they play 20 mins but yeah theyll still find a loophole to be lazy to get paid

[@je5406]

​@@leonardoyi3183 nah.. that would ruin their ppg average.

[@primrozay]

Big FACTS!

[@DerkyYog]

Chuck is right again. Making 60 million dollars a year to sit out? These guys are weak

[@Friedafterbirth]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@leonardoyi3183]

no, they aren't weak...the weaks are us the fans who still pay to see this players without them even playing

[@kevindickerson9513]

Or paying a guy in the nfl highest paid qb cant win a playoff game 😂😂😂😂😂😂😢😢😢

[@ShawnFX]

@@leonardoyi3183 you are paying them??

[@teddyjam8134]

When I heard them say he said "I'm not playing a back to back" I'm like what?!! Man Magic, Bird, MJ, Kobe, Dr. J, Kareem, Hakeem and on and on would never have this attitude. This is embarrassing.

[@soilrocktree]

Shaq nailed it "you can't be scared of the injuries"

[@someguyontheinternet5727]

what about the careers of D.Rose, Kawhi Leonard, Lonzo ball? They have been held back by their injuries. I think you can be scared of injuries but I do think there are steps to taking care of your body like the way Kenny describes it.

[@arumyon]

gonna miss these guys so much

[@kawhi-theking_of_the_north3536]

Tnt is staying right?

[@Crip52Crazy]

​@@kawhi-theking_of_the_north3536 The Inside Guys Will No Longer Be There. Not Sure If Games Will Still Come On TNT Or Not. But Who Cares I Can Watch Games On Many Platforms I'm Here For The Inside The NBA Cast

[@DynastyIcon]

we get it.. we all are, but the season just started, it's not the end of the season ... save this stuff for the end of the season, it'll be plenty of time for that "im gonna miss them" stuff then... just enjoy seeing them while you still can

[@Live4beatss]

the nba will not be the same

[@wm6549]

The next group of guys will be good also.

[@cardellhardy6361]

Charles Barkley is right on this one. You have him sitting out games and then wanting more money, while you have Americans (everyone all over the world too) working 40, 50, 60 hours a week trying to get by! Athletes sometimes can be the most selfish people. How much money you need?

[@reivelt3715]

Preach brother

[@juancflorido]

Chuck is 100% correct

[@DynastyIcon]

he is but the Sixers are right also.. they aren't winning shii without Embiid, probably won't win shii with him but definitely won't without him... gotta load manage him, make sure he's healthy for the post season

[@-smellerbee-]

@@DynastyIcon the season just started though and embiid is the best in the regular season. him not playing will make it very difficult for the sixers to do well and develop as a team

[@ninowaves4061]

This mentality is why you got players painting nails & showing up to arenas in dresses .

[@tweakmeup1]

Load Management should also equal to Salary Management. If a player is only playing 50% of their games should also get only 50% of their salaries. And their stat-averages should also be reduce to 50% when it comes to their salary evaluation's. IF THE NBA COULD IMPLEMENT THIS, THIS MADNESS WILL STOP.

[@tweakmeup1]

If players are not fit to play in the NBA, they should not be playing in the NBA. Great players who play through adversities and great challenges (injuries), because of their passion and love for the games. This is what (we) the fans love to watch and support. Ticket prices does't go down because star player are not playing on that night. Maybe we (the fans) should not be watching on Load Management days.

[@kingshaun1107]

@@tweakmeup1yeah and then when they retire and limp for the rest of their lives yall be like “it’s just basketball they shouldn’t have ruined their body for a game” yall are clowns

[@gameplayer1980]

Love Charles. Never afraid to call a spade a spade.

[@chiefxx8259]

Some players are always hurt, injured, and sitting out ! Joel Embid, Kawhi Leonard, Zach Lavine, Alonzo Ball, Julius Randle, and Porzingas .🤔

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Their a reason why joel never made it to the eastern conference finals 😂😂😂

[@brockengi7715]

They did against the raptors back in 2019

[@MrShanester117]

They’re

[@attitudepoplll2292]

@@brockengi7715no they didn’t

[@MrCoolstar224]

@@brockengi7715 ECF that year was Raptors vs Bucks

[@SeanBoyd-q3z]

There*

[@Friedafterbirth]

Philly gonna burn out Maxey. This dude is the truth.

[@StuTheDon17]

I hope for his sake he leaves to a proper franchise.

[@Hexa1123]

@@Friedafterbirth he deserves better for sure

[@Friedafterbirth]

@@StuTheDon17 Imagin Maxey in Orlando 😯

[@lucky889s9]

Maxey going to west team is fire

[@Hexa1123]

@@lucky889s9 we can pray

[@Chestermcfly420]

I know you’re talking about my guy Joel Embiid but I wanted to say thank you because I won that contest on NBA on TNT and I won assigned autograph card from Kenny Charles shaq and Ernie and I wanted to thank you guys

[@jenjins]

Nice!

[@adsavage1276]

Awesome

[@hihihihihello]

Your "guy" is a clown my man

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

Dayum grats dawg thats pretty sick

[@thegrandpencil4374]

My condolences. My guy was Jordan.

[@iamgaijin88]

remember back in the day where physicality exist in the nba most of the blokes played 82+ games.

[@jimmyjay689]

Jordan played all 82 in his last 3peat...then he played 82 games for the Wizards at age 39...on whiskey and cigars😂

[@713Already]

Blokes? What are u English

[@kevindickerson9513]

Yea because that generation the men were hard these men are soft😂😂😂😂😂😢😢

[@HUNTSPOINT.]

You can thank LAME JAMES for this SOFT AS F@C!!! NBA we have today!!!

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

@@jimmyjay689facts 😂

[@timgod87]

This why i questioned why he played in the Olympics. With his injury history he needs to rest when he can. 76ers can’t go all the way without him.

[@sar4806]

He played in the Olympics cause he knows that’s the only sure fire way for him to win something. Hence why he chose Team USA and not France or Cameroon.

[@SaharaKnows]

They won’t anywhere with him. He don’t got it in him.

[@StuTheDon17]

76ers can't go all the way with him either. I can't believe there's still people out there who think Philly is a contender....

[@onyxblack1167]

Free Gold for the country he is not born with.

[@MB-pf7jj]

Shaq speaking facts

[@leonardoyi3183]

facts without numbers to support that aren't facts...

[@craighay9086]

I love how Barkley gives props to the emergency services, steel workers and other people working long hours. It's a privilege to play Basketball and earn that crazy money. The least you can do is PLAY!!

[@datsapaddlin]

They bout to come out with an all load management team.

[@JayStiles-kt2pm]

With Kawhi Leonard,Embiid, and Paul George, the nursery home brothers

[@BeerDude-e5g]

@@JayStiles-kt2pm I would add Lebron to the list.

[@aki2662]

​@@BeerDude-e5gCap. Get Lebron's rod off ur mouth

[@taylor860gang]

I wouldnt dude is 40 and how many games did he miss last year? And i cant stand lebron ​@BeerDude-e5g

[@WonderGodX]

@@BeerDude-e5gHater spotted, Lebron is 40 years old in year 22 and expected to still be the 1st or 2nd best player on his team every night. This also considering Lebron has been durable for most of his career and especially in his prime.

[@OriginalFatCat]

During the Bulls 2nd Three Peat Jordan played every single game. 82 games, 3 seasons in a row, plus Playoffs and Finals. John Stockton played 82 games 16 years in a row. Counting Playoffs, two Finals runs, and two Olympics. The old school players were wat tougher than this soft era.

[@leonardoyi3183]

jordan and stockton never had the injury problems anywhere near of what embiid have...

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

@@leonardoyi3183because they took care of their bodies

[@Tommy_Indri]

Spot on ​@@jaysouthmusic8230

[@dowhatiwantc7637]

@@jaysouthmusic8230also they weren’t worked at the high school/aau these 18/19 year olds have the knees of 40 year old plumbers.

[@nemsimic]

@@dowhatiwantc7637 embiid didnt play til he was like 17

[@emilkoch4098]

I’ve been watching this show for almost 20 years on and off. I’m really going to miss these guys. I loved Charles Barkley “Steel Worker” analogy by the way. A nod to the blue collar working men/women of America🙂💪.

[@MrNaturalSez]

Load management is Larry Bird laying prone in front of the Celtics bench when he wasn't in the game.

[@timothy4664]

All 3 with the facts today.

[@JeewanthaBandara]

The Sixers saying that this year is all about championships is tone deaf behavior. How about getting out of the second round?

[@bubbabear244]

Nurse the WebEmbiid.

[@-smellerbee-]

Webembiid oh my gosh

[@-edsense-rivera3716]

The less games embid , Paul George and the rest of the players don't play it will affect the team chemistry later in the season .

[@cside2426]

He already got paid 😂 so he calling in sick 😂

[@lakotabautista8201]

The entire crew is speaking facts today🫡🫡

[@BondandBourne]

Joel Embarrassment

[@JRAYDABEAST]

Unreal this is the final dance with these guys

[@elmerlim5629]

Shaq stating facts!!

[@charlottecorday8494]

Can't wait for Embiid to miss EVERY SINGLE game against Joker this season!

[@christianmccaffrey7113]

For most of his career

[@joshuathompson8861]

And when they have matched up, the Sixers have come up with the win more than the Nuggets

[@Nahaintnoway]

@@joshuathompson8861well he never plays him in denver

[@Monotony619]

​@joshuathompson8861 how's that nuggets ring feeling 😁

[@quagmir3]

He smokes Joker in all matchups. Joker should actually sit out Sixers games.

[@AfroPlaylist]

God! im gonna miss this show and you guys soooooo much!

[@PunjabiPiccolo]

Never clicked on a notification so fast. WE ARE BACK 🔥🔥🔥

[@randygraham926]

Joel watching Kawhi Leonard and thinking ..... "Now that's how you do it .... money for nothing ...." 😂

[@MudThought]

it's not fair to kawhi. he works hard when he's not injured

[@chikowashere]

Jordan played 81 games as a Washington Wizard.

[@aaronclay4665]

Every nba player that plays less games than 40 year old lebron James should be ashamed of them selves and barred from mvp votes

[@StuTheDon17]

​@@aaronclay4665 Hang on. Are you talking about the old man LeBron that started this trend of sitting games out? The guy that sat out the end of the Lakers season a few seasons ago? Don't be using him as the measuring stick of toughness.

[@Nurunigo]

@@StuTheDon17you clowns blame lebron for everything y’all are obsessed with that dude

[@michaeldwane4192]

​@@StuTheDon17a few seasons ago lebron was 37, 38, 39 which is considered old

[@Marley11st]

but low key, Jordan EVEN old Jordan wasnt a 7'2 nearly 300lb big with a history of lower body injuries, playing in a NBA with so many more possessions because of the space and pace style of play, while having a usage rate that through the roof, there isn't 1 76er possession that embiid isn't touching the ball if he's in the game, also I think people forget that Embiid was rail skinny until he got his man body and I think that's another thing that contributes to his injury history.

[@Guacamole44479]

Amen to the TNT guys for keeping it real.

[@noahblack5620]

Kenny got the best suit today

[@Pharez85]

$64.3MN/yr is wild fr

[@johns1367]

So then the NBA shouldn’t pay him back to back games since he won’t play back to back. I wish I could tell my boss I won’t work and still get paid. 😂

[@mus31]

dont forget that one time Shaq tripped over Larry David's legs!

[@Scharades288]

could make a great episode of Curb about some beef between them haha

[@Hatim_Supreme_Salaam]

Could you imagine Embiid pulling this stunt with a coach like Chuck Daly? Chuck would trade him to the Italian league!

[@davidvasquez8040]

If youre healthy, you play!!!!!!!!!!! Rest in da offseason

[@allwork1980]

NBA players been sweet since 2010-11💯

[@holotone804]

load management has ruined the NBA for me.

[@KAMBIINO]

When Shaq, Chuck, and Kenny are all speaking facts🙌🏾

[@beatss8286]

Imagine being on vacation for 3 months and taking bunch of ptos as soon as you come back

[@christ1988]

When i hear Charles speak it reminds me of how much of a beast he was on the court. To me he was a " give me the ball and get out the way " kinda guy.

[@carlfrancis4704]

This is why I love Chuck.

[@imallfordabulls]

I didn’t expect Merton Hanks mention lol

[@omarjimenez728]

Preach Shaq!

[@stymiefoo2879]

"EVER" - Chuck

[@loopspringsteen1479]

Shoutouts to Merton Hanks tho. Great safety with a GOAT celebration

[@Mark-xl1ze]

Fellow Lake Highlands High School alum (Dallas, TX)

[@KH-ii3ht]

They should give game checks back when they sit back to back games out

[@aaronclay4665]

The problem is. The team holds them out....the play don't make it plain like that

[@antonymarkous9008]

Shaq wearing one little earring has me dying 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@palepa15]

This is why I love tnt

[@clutchk5240]

That headline is wild.

[@troytungai1828]

Why don’t they guarantee a certain percentage of their salary (60-70%), then make them earn the rest by playing a set amount of games, else they take a pay cut.

[@chiquillosherif]

Paul george going from one load management teammate to another 😂

[@TimB_023]

Kenny Smith aka Captain Obvious. “The game is played full court.” Duhh, bro!

[@deesee2051]

You don’t understand sarcasm champ

[@-smellerbee-]

brother he said if you are not even practicing fullcourt how could you be ready for a game. that's it

[@strength9621]

"I never ssen a great player say im not going to play back 2 back EVER" , theyre getting senile up there as if kawhi doesnt exist

[@DJFLDJFL]

Sir Charles for President

[@kevinshell8392]

I’m a diehard 76ers fan and I’m 100% with the league on this one. He just signed a max contract extension this offseason and he played in the Olympics and has no new injury and he already missing games and has announced he’s not playing back to back games. He only played like 39 games last season

[@JasonTurcios-q4e]

The Morton Hanks 😂

[@2kTeacher]

People still tell me Embiid is a top 5 player. Where? At Chick-Fil-A?

[@rumbajuice]

The thing is as well, him saying before the season that he won't play back to backs means there are now specific games where fans could avoid if they do not want to see the Sixers without Joel Embiid, which does affect revenue, which allows the teams to pay these players. You create your own problems.

[@izumolee6714]

If you put the pieces together you can probably figure out who those players are that Wemby was referring to when he said he was disappointed once he met players he admired in the past & now no longer do.

[@TheGOATTee17]

The crazy part is that injuries isn’t the reason they can’t make the eastern conference finals. Joel always chokes during those key games.

[@brianferry1853]

I am a Operating Engineer Local 150 Chicago area. We work rain or shine , hungover etc..All the above. This is why the normal working person hates pro sports. We get the Job Done no matter What.

[@robdoms45123]

When you have set the precedent to pay top dollar for playing a smaller number of games per season why not lengthen the career to make more of the same of higher. 😢

[@xl8751]

Don’t look at older fans crazy when they don’t believe the players are “bigger, stronger, and faster”

[@jimdino77]

Before watching, I know the jokes about to rain down 😂

[@teamtakeover7317]

This is bad in the NFL too. No one plays in the preseason and injuries are through the roof, more and more every year

[@jaleru]

3:21 I remember watching Merton Hanks. Back when my 9ers actually won Super Bowls.

[@czarbones114]

Now many super bowls did they win?

[@Artbyartcreates]

Love that these athletes are saying this. Because when analysis and journalist say it, it’s hatin… 60Ms to work 3-4 times a week???

[@orvilleblake8798]

He only played 39 regular season games last year, and in the playoffs, all i heard was, "Look how great he's playing on 1 leg" 😂😂

[@MichaelHasebroock]

Amen, Charles! Sure ain't nurses

[@thispak]

Take it all in folks, they'll never be any kind of NBA coverage or entertainment that would even come close to what Inside The NBA has been doing for decades. God bless them!

[@Vvvvvvv20-w6h]

Thank you chuck it’s wild how much these players make just to sit or dribble a basketball.

[@stephenl7756]

Love the chucksters takes 😂

[@831loco3]

Shout out to the Steel Workers thank you

[@deeking404]

I f-king love Chuck

[@KyngKy502]

2 stomach muscles is hilarious 😂😂

[@wildo326]

Chuck is right. Great players WANT to play. Sick, hurt, tired, they play!

[@awakenedbahamut2574]

We're not steel workers? That's exactly why they should play as many games as possible. Basketball isn't as demanding as steel working and it's a privilege to be in the NBA. It's their job and they should show up.

[@chadbinette3201]

Embeid won his MVP that's all he cared about. What other career can you miss the first day of work? Imagine a NFL player saying "I'm not playing Thursday games "

[@Monty_McFly]

And this is why this era of ballers couldnt lace players from the 80s and 90s shoes. Embiid has always been soft. Players like Shaq, Hakeem, David Robinson, and Ewing would eat Embiids food!

[@jeanpoincelet]

You can feel however you want to feel about load management, but the amount of physical exertion that goes into regularly practicing, hitting the gym before and after practice along with 82 games + pre and post season games…the tax on the body is real and most certainly comparable to those in a blue collar working environment.

[@BoyPadForDan]

Chuck’s “I’m not a role model” speech stands more true than ever. We need to stop looking up to athletes and start looking up to working class people.

[@rplayer360]

I think that year when they made the NBA basketball players played so much back to back because of a short year that eventually cost Derrick Rose his prime is the catalyst for all this, it didn’t help when Kawhi won the championship doing load management

[@joeymanny]

TNT must have special guests, bring back Magic, Bird, Dr.J and especially MJ, hope chuck and MJ just bury it in this last show and make an EPIC Exit

[@fycfyc1]

Bro must been hanging out with Ben Simmons again...

[@Addicted2WoW1]

Joel won the MVP he so desperately wanted already, I don't believe he cares much about playing in the regular season anymore.. he got the individual trophy he wanted.. now he need the Chip 🏆

[@victorjohnson8374]

These players are hustling the NBA at this point. Ben simmons kawhi Leonard and Joel embid. They know exactly what they’re doing.

[@AsianCajunCaucasian]

To play devil's advocate, and I'm not following embid's trajectory, but Brandon Roy was my all time favorite player, who wanted to become great & push the envelope. Championship chasing franchise ended his career way too early bringing him back way too early. Easy for Chuck & shaq to say 'man up', but Broy's arc is also an undeniable thing even if chuck & shaq never experienced it themselves.

[@robertcuratolo5339]

I think the other team will figure out the pattern Charles. 1:00

[@machtnichtsseimann]

There are over 61 million reasons why to play game after game. Manage your "load" with physical and psychological therapists. Pretty sure that 61 million can cover the costs.

[@charkyicenhour587]

Exactly Why..... Talent of IRVing. Is a Part Timer.... let the team catch up to the new season.

[@royjones0824]

76ers : we are not playing our best player on back to back games . Every other teams: what week do we play them 😈😈😈😈

[@lethalus3494]

Kenny is exactly right miracles do happen 🤣

[@JpsReplayCenter]

Love this show 😂💯

[@LembeckIsStaying]

As much as Embiid annoys me too....let's not forget he is a 7 footer. There's way more Yao Mings, Ralph Sampsons, Andrew Bynums than Hakeem, Admiral and Shaq. Now Kawhi, that's a whole nother story. 😂😂😂