'Never thought I'd be here' - Joel Embiid on the Olympics, 76ers & facing pressure | NBA Today

'Never thought I'd be here' - Joel Embiid on the Olympics, 76ers & facing pressure | NBA Today
Joel Embiid sits down with Tim Bontemps ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, then the NBA Today crew talks about the pressure Embiid is facing.
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[@DeRussellMasina]

Time for you to see the Eastern Conference Finals. Time for you to stay healthy at the end of the season. Time for you to raise your trophy as a champion 🏆

[@KingoftheLions-z87]

We shall see my guy

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

Let’s go Joel. Go sixers! If pg hits open shots they can’t triple Joel anymore.

[@kaysheye7784]

Maxey and PG are both 2 of the best shooters in the league, especially off the catch 👀

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

@@kaysheye7784Joel could get 6-7 dimes easy. I’m hype

[@ballerz5011990]

Not true they still double joel in Olympic lol

[@lewis3132]

Embiid will choke in the 4th quarter in every game. Especially the playoffs .

[@lewis3132]

Btw I have heard the same things when he teamed up with Butler, then Harden. The media said Harden and him were the new Shaq and Kobe? Yet, 0 conference final appearance so far. The 76ers are not going to win anything until they realize they have to get rid of Joel "cry baby sympathy MVP" Embiid.

[@leetraviusmckay314]

"Sixers on the heels of Celtics and Knicks like a pair of fresh church socks" 😂

[@chuck9569]

Let’s go Philly! Sixers knocking the east down this year 🌲🪓

[@user-sd6yq3sv6f]

If he doesn’t get hurt bro hasn’t been healthy since he made it to the league

[@awsohmvision]

Pause

[@seijisawamura5415]

I love you Joel. Don’t listen to these 30 year old virgins

[@michael922]

Preach

[@Chapa-pa-pa]

Speak up Joel. SPEAK UP!

[@kaysheye7784]

Sorry did Perk just mention "resigning KJ Martin" as a move that helps Embiid and the Sixers? 5:22🤣🤣🤣

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

lol kj will be traded before the deadline

[@Mr.drew147]

KJ isn’t a bad player

[@Walrus286]

@@Mr.drew147kj was signed to a ballon contract specifically for trade flexibility during the season.

[@keithbates4213]

lol

[@kaysheye7784]

@@Mr.drew147 sure he has potential but he currently doesn’t contribute anything significantly meaningful to a team with title aspirations. Also, the reason he’s been resigned for that much is because he will be a salary filler in a trade for a better role-player down the line lol

[@nrs3474]

Proud of you Joel, Lets go Sixers!!! 🔥🔥

[@CoachRJ334]

He's my MVP Go Sixers 🎈

[@leetraviusmckay314]

"Sixers need Embiid like old people need soft shoes" 😂

[@jfraz1992]

Sixers need to win in 2025 no excuses this year

[@jrizzle51]

Wemby eats 2 bowls of ice cream 🍨 before playing against Joel to keep him cool while being torched

[@cu9rm]

Fax

[@ciaolecrack4968]

Obsessed.

[@Jaylen_Isaiah]

We never thought you’d be here either Joe

[@douglasmennella4525]

"I've got a lot left in me. There are new players coming to the league all the time. That's a lot of nuts I have to kick."

[@ryanrowe1975]

Go 76ers

[@LoveJokic]

Resigning KJ Martin pause………wait what??? 🤯

[@salezvr]

if he wanted, he could have played for Cameroon at Afrobasket. At the age of 30, he made his debut for the USA only to win the gold medal, because the USA would have won anyway without him.

[@TeefSPN]

80 points on avg between the 3 would simply be ridiculous now but hey call me MR RIDICULOUS let’s go get this chip HERE THEY COME GO SIXERS BABY

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Nuggets-Sixers opening night !!!!

[@danielthompson3928]

JB is always the one threatened by a trade, why does everyone say that Tatum as the most pressure? As far as the best big 3, I'm taking Tatum, Brown, and Porzingis over the field. I think the Celtics have an argument for the best 2 as well but that's not as clear. However, they have the best 3, best 4, and best 5.

[@murrkieryel6602]

Not too late to give Cooper his spot

[@gailwillardbrown1664]

Embiid is not the same player with his OLD knees and slow body movements. His has no room to talk about Lebron.

[@MsRotorwings]

Embiid should be playing for France, not the USA.

[@michael922]

He is not french lol

[@Kevin-pj7iu]

I hope he stay healthy but we know he can’t or pg

[@tho41881]

"that actually might keep me healthy"... bro losing weight might keep you healthy. Avoid flailing and falling everywhere - that might keep you healthy. Don't put it on other players to keep you healthy... tf is this man saying?

[@toms1245]

they're missing tobias harris..

[@DTONEZ]

The great American Joel Embid

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

The American dream 🇺🇸

[@user-bleach1256]

Cameroonian

[@no0bbbb]

LETS GO SIXERS!!!

[@jahairl227]

The goal is to stay healthy…

[@feelsgoodman420]

imagine not playing for cameroon

[@qqrryyii]

God didn’t think you be in USA too 😂

[@jadenbeauchamp8836]

They stay gassing the 6ers ever year… we know what happens year in and year out be honest

[@dimitrijetucovic1307]

"Never thought i'd be here" So i obtained two passports from two countries that have the two best national teams in the world so i could make sure i got here 😂😂😂

[@user-vr5me2qf5l]

Dont worry, us neither

[@MarcusRBX123]

Make this the most liked comment for no reason

[@user-no2jx7co2p]

Go long ways

[@TheGamblerGomez4097]

Emdiid performance is so conserning.

[@steviebattle5495]

No it isn't

[@theodoroskhreich5973]

No it’s not. You’re just a hater

[@kaysheye7784]

*concerning btw it's an exhibition game and Team USA won all of them so far

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

He’ll be alright by the Olympics I think.

[@MattPhilly20]

Fiba and nba a way different game and rules Embiid has never played in fiba needs to adapt

[@Big_AL_Nowitzki]

He’s playing like bronny

[@phedcenter1392]

Both Joel and Jokic sound like foreigners, but Joel is playing for the USA and Jokic is not. Why is that? Don't they both have US citizenship but were born in a different country? Is it based on a choice to play for your country of birth or the USA? Does anyone have info on this?

[@RajaAdou]

Cameroon didn’t qualify. Embid has been in the US since he was 15 and he lives here with his family full time. Joker has a work visa and doesn’t live in the US full time. There is no comparison. It’s really strange how much it bothers certain people.

[@phedcenter1392]

@@RajaAdou I don't know who it bothers, but I personally and honestly, wanted to know the difference. I never knew that someone could play in the NBA as a foreigner with only a work visa without even living in the USA full-time, but now I know, based on what you have said.

[@Danny-bd1ch]

For I guy that is always limping around when it counts, he should not be at the Olympics.

[@treyshepherd9426]

Bro not even American 😭

[@amadoubalde9938]

Never thought you be here either embiid smh… go France 🇫🇷

[@cameroonbreezygoat903]

Embiid is Cameroonian tf

[@amadoubalde9938]

@@cameroonbreezygoat903 u right my bad

[@atrealjesus]

If we win the gold, he foesnt deserve it, said he would play for his National team, then had france give him citizenship hed play for them. If I was the French president I wouldn't let embid in yhe country. Trying to get a medal to make up for the ring hell never win.

[@user-li3us9ld6t]

I though that you were going to play for africa

[@brooklynsavagementality2618]

First Round Exit

[@Aeshes]

lost all respect after he wanted to play for France...now this. smh ...usa basketball is a joke nowadays. yeah I said it !!!

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

Who cares

[@meluvYT]

JOEL EMBIID IS THE DIRTIEST PLAYER IN THE NBA!

[@kaysheye7784]

Draymond Green says hello

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

Lmao oh please

[@dominiquebrown2890]

Bro don't nobody care about this clown ish. Go cry in a corner troll

[@stake723]

@@kaysheye7784I was just about to say he’s obviously never watched Draymond 😂

[@millercmdn]

Your mom is the dirtiest in the neighborhood tho

[@afpicks9314]

coward move to play for usa

[@awsohmvision]

He is a us citizen now and he wants a gold medal. Cameroon has no chance at that. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ethane2753]

Just because e you live in the US and have citizenship doesn’t make you American 😂 and dude lived in camaroon longer than the US

[@Big_AL_Nowitzki]

😂Found the white guy 👆🏾

[@BucketsCulture]

White boy

[@almonjoseph4382]

@@Big_AL_Nowitzki well im black and hes speaking the truth joel just wants to win something atp hes not american

[@Big_AL_Nowitzki]

@@almonjoseph4382you ain’t black lmaoooo stop lying

[@chase5400]

What about Kyrie who’s from Australia?

[@RoadrunnerG]

Didn’t think you would be here either cause you supposed to be playing for your home country not USA but I’ll take it

[@1998srikrishna]

Flop Embiid 🤡😂😂😂😂

[@puertarocpr8840]

Pg lied he played with Hibbert..Hibbert was big or im tripping lol

[@kaysheye7784]

I don't think Embiid and Hibbert have the same profile, maybe that's what he meant

[@davidmpr5279]

Not in the same class

[@bowevanko450]

Embiids the most dominant big since shaq bro Hibbert is not comparable.

[@puertarocpr8840]

@@bowevanko450 Einjurybiid

[@awsohmvision]

😂😂😂😂