These 6 players NEEDED to show up, but they didn’t…

[@ShatterTheSkiesAbove]

Most pathetic thing about Embiid is that he has been throwing shade at Jokić for months now which is funny because Jokić spends ZERO time shitting on Embiid. In fact, when asked about Embiid around All Star Weekend, Nikola praised Embiid while Embiid had already started going after Nikola.

[@aedaed3605]

Embiitch is pathetic

[@M.L.official]

It's why I want jokic to win a ring desperately this year. Then nobody can say anything against him. Win as the best player by far on your team? ✅ Win with a franchise that never made the NBA finals? ✅ Win with no other all stars on your team? ✅ Complement the win with back to back MVP awards? ✅ This would easily be one of the most impressive NBA wins of all time

[@June28July]

@@M.L.official Won a ring and Finals MVP, the REAL MVP award.

[@Ben_XK]

Maybe that's why embiid won it. To see if he'll be joke or not after all that crying for the MVP. "The process without significant progress" this will be his legacy if he can't lead at least once to win it all

[@danielvasquez3758]

Ja’s hand wasn’t actually injured!! He was just saving himself for the off season and the real fun!!

[@Rees1999]

Yes he made sure to keep his hand safe for when he flashes his Glock on IG 💀😂

[@abw1317]

Can't aim with a broke hand lol

[@ralphramos3757]

Or maybe he was just saving himself for the off season and the real gun

[@august6281]

Ja doesnt have a moniker in Basketball-Reference He doesn't have one? (aside from Ja Warrant)

[@rdr33]

@@august6281 Ja Wick

[@slackerofhell]

I love how Jokic's playoff success has been questioned while Embiid and the Sixers can't make it past the 2nd round. At least Jokic and the Nuggets have managed a WCF appearance before this year.

[@GetBenched2010]

Stephen A Smith can't handle the fact that the game's best player is white.

[@slackerofhell]

@@GetBenched2010 the Knicks will never win as long as he's alive lol

[@ranchosdelnorte]

Plus when Jokic goes out, he goes out swinging. And he loses only to top teams, the last 3 that beat him all went to the finals and 2 of them won the whole thing, while none of the previous 3 teams that eliminated Embiid even went on to win the East.

[@slackerofhell]

@@ranchosdelnorte I still think the 76ers losing to the Hawks was their worst loss through Embiid's entire career. Atlanta had no business making it that far.

[@sieusaopolo10]

that's why i believe this year MVP should be Jokic instead of Embiid, i'm not try to discredit Embiid but look at Jokic's performance in the regular season and now the post season, Jokic is a real MVP. Embiid is good but he wasn't good enough to win the MVP title against Jokic

[@satorusuzuki2949]

Joe L Embiid cried his way to that MVP just to disappear in those elimination games.

[@shockwtf3285]

When the sixers got upset by the Hawks a couple years back, Embiid got on the mic and threw Ben under the bus, bad look but whatever. The MVP this year got on the mic after blowing a 3-2 lead and playing his worst game of the entire season in game 7 and said that “Me and James can’t win alone” the audacity is UNREAL, then you jokingly quote Giannis? Who has won and proven himself? This guy needs to get checked ASAp

[@kenrickeason]

I'm not defending Embiid in anyway cause he deserves the criticism but he is right about Ben Simmons..

[@shockwtf3285]

@@kenrickeason yeah but it’s not like embiid didn’t have 8 turnovers with like 3+ coming in the clutch

[@LilRick96]

​@@shockwtf3285 yeah I agree but Ben Simmons just did not score or attempt to shoot in the 4th quarter for like 5-6 straight games and with the infamous play against Trae Young.... Man...

[@shockwtf3285]

@@LilRick96 you know who went scoreless in the 4th quarter in games 5-7? James Harden

[@LilRick96]

@@shockwtf3285 His ass is a choker too all 3 of them are, but we all know Ben Simmons is the worst offender of the 3. What he did, with all the talk, all of the money he was paid and what his career has into, he's a fucking bum

[@OhRz]

Honorable mention, Doc Rivers. I know he’s a coach right now but holy! The amount of playoff series this man has blown over the years is crazy along with Chris Paul. (Doc Rivers just got fired today)

[@Coach_Vedo]

combination of Embiid-Harden-coach Doc was guarantee for exiting after 1st or 2nd round😂😂😂😂

[@87alock]

Doc gets sooooo many chances just because he won a championship years ago with a Superteam. Smh

[@underpressure07140]

At least no 3-1 lead was blown this time round 🤣

[@Coach_Vedo]

@@underpressure07140 but he lost 2 in a row after leading 3:2 😂😂😂 same thing almost.

[@shadmalik5125]

Problem with kd is since his injury he became so much slower and no one noticed this because his first year in bkn he was makin every single shot so no one noticed that he couldn’t get to the rim , these last two playoffs has exposed kd and shows how much burst he lost cs defenders are daring him to drive by them and he can’t , and his impact isn’t there no more, it’s like he don’t put fear in your heart ni moe

[@dredpool3927]

See I don’t see him do a lot of blow-by’s.

[@edgaryzen4925]

His age has regressed. His skill set isn’t superior anymore

[@Nationof300]

I mean at the end of the day Father Time always win so why is this a surprise

[@wg5331]

Klay just isn’t that guy anymore you can rely on. He’s not the same splash brother. He’s become the new JR Smith. A sniper one night; a brick layer the next

[@Wickedtingzz]

Brick laying is a hard job dude Respect

[@ab.creator7285]

Difference between Joel and Klay is that Klay would take the blame and admit his underperformance, while Joel just likes to blame his teammates. Joel getting MVP is a joke itself.

[@MrOctober44]

That's fair. I hate Klay, but that's a fair point

[@D_a_yyy]

@@MrOctober44 you hate him for what reason bum?

[@solascriptura-e7t]

Watching Klay Thompson's fall from from grace, was brutal, and completely unexpected. Seeing consecutive single-digit box scores, on bad fg%, was tough.

[@jayus2033]

4

[@xjom91]

Tbf, Back to back ACL and Achilles injuries will do that to a player

[@buzzerbeater3350]

Andy, excellent analysis on Joel Embiid! This guy has a million excuses but when Simmons underperformed he threw him to the wolves. Now karma has kicked him the ass!

[@dannyhernandez265]

Joel “the false mvp” Embiid.

[@ArielBojorquez]

It doesn’t matter he’s the face of their organization, until he can’t play at a high level they won’t care about him choking

[@Maxjuliann]

Embiid is a 2nd option playing the franchise player role because he’s the best player on sixers

[@TheBlaqSpiderman]

​@@Maxjuliannaight, calling Embiid a second option is nuts

[@dragonmaldito]

And now he threw all his teammates except himself and Harden, the two stars who didn't show up. This guy will never understand. I know this isn't the topic, but I don't wanna hear a compare ever again between Embiid and Harden with Shaq and Kobe

[@theItalianshamrock]

Embid has an excuse for everything. Guy looks great in the regular season but disappeared when the games matter

[@uface1097]

Literally like a james harden type, great regular season but a harsh fall off in the playoffs. It's actually sad how much worse he is than jokic

[@dominicdo2719]

​@@uface1097 yeah there's one thing their games have in common and that's their foul merchants. They need the free throws for not only points but to get them going. We all know the refs calls the playoffs different

[@mxhughes]

When tatum started going ape shit in the beginning of the 3rd qtr doc called a early timeout and the camera got a clip of embiid's face he already looked like he quit he looked completely disengaged both him n harden.Those dudes are pathetic

[@yametekudasai40]

Ft merchant

[@mambaASI]

@@uface1097 what's funny is they are both free throw baiters. But we've seen time and time that doesn't work in the playoffs. So both of their points per game goes way down in playoffs.

[@j2398]

I feel for klay. He dropped off harder than I expected. Dude is a class act

[@primarydemon2186]

He just had a bad series

[@antoniogiles589]

@@primarydemon2186 he sucked last year playoffs too

[@jayus2033]

4

[@deflandre8286]

Embiid didn't show up when needed. Year after year. Jokic is real MVP this year.

[@Shortballa11]

if playoff success is the criteria then Jokic shouldnt have won it last year

[@DtrJr]

​@@Shortballa11 dudes best teammate last year was will barton 💀

[@jumpy2xstreaming]

@@DtrJrnaw but he’s kinda right I wish Jokic didn’t win that first MVP the first one he got was bad he didn’t deserve it, but the 2nd mvp and this year he shoulda been MVP he’s the best in the league Giannis dropped to 3rd which sucks for his career

[@DtrJr]

@@jumpy2xstreaming literally how is he right all he said was jokic shouldnt have won it last year if its based on playoff success and i said that his best teammate last year in the playoffs was will barton?

[@Jablickymorant]

@@Shortballa11 jokic still had significantly better stats than embiid in the playoffs last year , and like said before the second option was will Barton

[@eymaqtpie13]

that's why as mavs fan were grateful having Luka as our star, you cant doubt his competitiveness in the postseason

[@MertoTrusts_Me]

Enjoy Luka for the next 2-3 years pray to the basketball gods he doesn’t leave

[@eymaqtpie13]

@@MertoTrusts_Me lol you're being ahead of yourself coz you dreaming that Luka will join you bullsh8 team when he leaves

[@kenrickeason]

​@@eymaqtpie13 Better than staying at a place where they trade away all the pieces for bums.. Dallas will waste Luka's Prime like they did Dirk..

[@thatoneguy5001]

Y’all didn’t have a postseason

[@SourDiesel7]

What post season ?

[@RagnelEric]

dont blame Sabonis. He had to watch out for Green trying to kill him every fkn play.

[@bennbutters2578]

Or a Looney elbow from all angles

[@demetav3507]

​@@bennbutters2578 cry more

[@alexescutia4805]

I like the kings but as a heat fan I have to warn you sabonis has always been pretty bad in the playoffs it might be who he is but we’ll see

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

Embiid’s playoff struggles make it easier to stomach what Ayton has done since he encountered the Giannis buzzsaw in the 2021 Finals.

[@kl2389]

From Game 6 Klay to Game 6% Klay.

[@buzzerbeater3350]

You can throw Doc Rivers in there too as far as underperforming is concerned.

[@kenrickeason]

Doc Rivers knows what talent is, his system does works when leading in the game.. My problem with Doc Rivers is that Doc Rivers can't make adjustments when it's matter.. Anyone notice when his teams are losing he doesn't make adjustments?? That's a problem cause they are wasting talents under this guy.. Talents that would do great under other coaches..

[@buzzerbeater3350]

@@kenrickeason Did you just watch the 'Fire Glenn Rivers!!!" short by Rasheed Wallace?

[@sieusaopolo10]

@@kenrickeason i think Doc's game plan is simple, throw the ball to the superstars and let them do their thing, that's his game plan in everyteam he coaching from the Celtics big 3 to the Clippers big 3 now we have 76ers, they are all the same, that's why you never have a rookie developed under his coaching

[@ericw4377]

Klay and Poole were both absolutely brutal. As a Dubs fan, it was hard to watch.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

As a Kings fan I knew I’d see Sabonis on here😞

[@Shortballa11]

just be happy yall made it to playoffs lol

[@sebastiangonzales46]

If sabonis improves his offensive bag in the paint and mid range, man he's going to be a problem.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

@@sebastiangonzales46 Sabonis needs to practice 3s and going to his left more

[@mer7708]

Sabonis need a jumpshot and interior defense

[@august6281]

What i hate about Jrue is he's too chill. Like he could chicken bbq the guy in front of him but he will take lots of time and the help will already catch up to him before he attempt a shot. And for a "great defender" as lots of players said, he's too honest on defending. Like he's afraid to push the limit and get some fouls.

[@bonkersdonkers7381]

Perfect summary of his game. You always get the feeling that he could do more.

[@aznpikachu215]

Too passive Jrue?

[@NatTurnergrandsonChrisdorner]

Very concise and perfect description of jrue.

[@mudassirawad5533]

I would rather my team have 3 solid Role Players than a 3rd superstar.

[@Shortballa11]

wait what? How and why?

[@mudassirawad5533]

@@Shortballa11 IF you trade away all of your depth defense and 3 point shooting for a 3rd superstar you can't win in current NBA landscape

[@johnjackson9819]

​@@mudassirawad5533 I agree. That's why the Lakers became better when they traded Westbrook.

[@Shortballa11]

@@mudassirawad5533 All your depth for 2? yea you cant win. But for 3 superstars? you absolutely can win. There are very rarely any situations where 3 superstars didnt win a title

[@nosideoul3862]

@@Shortballa11 2021 Nets, 2019 GSW, Nets 2013, Lakers with Kobe Nash D12 Pau, Kobe Shaq Karl Malone GP, Charles Barkley Julius Erving Moses Malone, Hakeem Barkley Pippen. Quite a few actually

[@RE1GN_BLOOD]

I think Durant played well enough for the Suns to win but Deandre Ayton needs to be on this list. He’s been such a liability and it’s time to move on.

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

He made another video almost entirely devoted to Ayton’s awfulness💀

[@Bigedub101]

Anton a Trashcan 🗑

[@dragonmaldito]

Embiid is by far the worst of all of them. I'd understand if he say he wasn't 100%, but to blame his teammates and try to save his buddy and his own ass when the two of them were the ones who had to lead and show up, that's disgusting. Not to mention, undeserved MVP but Jokic being Euro and white, that's too much odds against him

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Joel Embiid is the sorriest excuse of a league MVP I’ve ever seen…and that’s because he wasn’t even supposed to be MVP in the first place!

[@tridra5714]

Anybody else averaging 33 points on a 54 win team on 55 Percent shooting would have won the award on a land slide he absolutely deserved MVP especially since he was doing this for 3 seasons

[@alexescutia4805]

@@tridra5714 only to sixer fans jokic averaged 24-12-10 on 63% on a 53 win one seed. And jokic didn’t rely on 12 fta per game for his numbers we see the player embiid becomes when they call less fouls

[@Joshua-ym3tr]

Since i'm not watching kevin durant play on live tv , andy was really right about kevin durant regressing on his injuries and age. He will not be on relaying on carrying a team on his side from the suns. Maybe he should be doing a six man role like Andre.

[@joellevillanueva3590]

Did you guys forget that klay had an acl tear and achilles tear? Im actually surprised that he still in the league after those injuries cause most people who got those injuries retired afterwards.

[@Zantar16]

Yeah and Klay just had his best playoff championship run a year ago. People quick to hate on him just off one bad series.

[@unlimitedz2.014]

⁠@@Zantar16 i disagree heavily with that

[@Zantar16]

@@unlimitedz2.014 2022 and 2018 are equally both Klay's best championship runs (Check the stats)

[@87alock]

I never really watch the 76ers like that until this series against Boston. I never knew Embid was such an excuse maker. Smh

[@luminaire17]

Rooting for both Kings and Warriors, it was terrible watching both Sabonis and Klay struggle. Klay was I guess servicable in the Kings series, be he absolutely stunk it up during the Lakers series. It was so bad, i felt like warriors fans did not want him on the ball unless it's a catch and shoot

[@j2398]

Embid isn't mentally tough enough. He always blames other people.

[@mcdudely]

for some of these players like Durant and Embiid. They just don't have that dawg in them. I've said it ever since KD was at OKC. now the only rings he will get were from the super team he joined not from ones he earned by himself.

[@MertoTrusts_Me]

🧢🧢 KD has it in him Embiid doesn’t don’t disrespect KD like that

[@mcdudely]

@@MertoTrusts_Me hell nah KD dont have anything without Klay & Steph. He has proven time and time again even with a super team he cant win. He had a mini superteam in OKC: choked. superteam in Brooklyn: choked. superteam in Phoenix: oh guess what he choked again!

[@dekkstar8452]

​@@mcdudely With the Warriors he had one Superteam...He dont needed to play Defense or do something.Scoring is his Good Ability besides that he is nothing not a Leader not anything else.He belongs to the best of his Grade but he ruined his Legacy with hooping around Teams......😢😢😢😢😢

[@mcdudely]

@@dekkstar8452 i think he shouldve stayed in OKC and build something with Russ. Thats what the greats did, they built a team to win championships. Not hop around team to team when it becomes inconvenient for him.

[@nosideoul3862]

@@mcdudely what? this is professional-level hating. Mini superteam with who? A team with Westbrook and Harden both under the age of 23? So should the Magic be a superteam? They have 2 first overall picks in Fultz and Palo along with a bunch of high first round picks. The super team in brooklyn? you mean no kyrie and half a hamstring harden? KD isn't good enough to carry a normal team on his own but all the changes he could have had weren't in his favor except this year (thats a definite choke, i can agree on that)

[@MarkLaw13]

Thank you!!!! Jrue Holiday I've been saying. I'm waiting for Tobias Harris.

[@mambaforever3239]

Jrue just got molested by Jimmy the entire series

[@chitownkidd33]

Embiid constantly gets a pass, just proof he’s not held to the same superstar standards. -10 ppg from regular season to the playoffs.

[@Shortballa11]

doesnt sound like he got a pass here

[@drewmark3549]

bro said KD 😂😂😂😂 He just averaged 29,10 and 5 with higer TS% than guy like curry. Suns also had a couple of injuries and kd and book played like 20 games together

[@danielvasquez3758]

Ja really showed up and leveled up though!! All time great story!! Unprecedented!!

[@zergmare7]

Sure did show up, with a firearm

[@SoarTojo6330]

​@@zergmare7 Come on bruh. TERRIBLE JOKE

[@SoarTojo6330]

​@@zergmare7Be a man

[@jumpy2xstreaming]

@@SoarTojo6330stfu that joke was hilarious who tf are you the joke police I’m sure everyone loves you at parties

[@satorusuzuki2949]

Ja took shooting guard too seriously _💀_

[@brucelau2023]

To be fair and honestly Joel Embiid unfortunately cannot get a pass, he did not show up once again and James Harden , over the past few years especially last season it did happen again and i felt like Embiid should've not won MVP but Joel deserved this MVP for sure

[@SpeedHomeAttack]

Nah

[@alexescutia4805]

Jokic was better embiid won it because jokic had two already

[@andresnavarro853]

Honestly i think Klays poor performance also has to do with how great the Lakers defense was

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

Bull motherf*%%in s^%^ bro. He had open shots. He just missed them.

[@IncredibleFulk1]

The Laker D was great but Klay missed too many 3’s on wide open shots. Klay had a crap series.

[@carterg3325]

KD isn’t unpredictable in where he’ll go. Just check the top of the standings and you’ll see every team that he’s interested in

[@stephanielynch6423]

So on point - I would like to add Zion Williamson from the Pelicans who was out since Jan and didnt work to make the play off with his team. Another BB player I would include is Dillion Brook. Everyone know why. Jaw moving and cannot back it up in the Playoff. And the top of my list will be Ja Morant. Off court behavior - not playoff ready. Whats important dude? The ball or the gun.

[@Wickedtingzz]

The steel is #1 most important ..

[@brucelau2023]

well Andy might have to do an update video for the NBA Coaches too cause 3 of the last NBA teams that won the larry o brien trophy, the teams got their Coaches fired

[@ysp.96]

I always been saying Joel always choke in the playoffs. Nvm had any impact in the playoffs. That's why he wants regular season so badly because he knows that's the only award he has a chance of getting.

[@lindseyf.rhodesii5407]

Some of these big stars come up so small yet settle for consolation prizes like MVP or all NBA. 🤦🏾🤦🏾

[@joytoeliminate7667]

Devin Booker most of time is an amazing player in the playoffs, but all 3 years he’s been in the playoffs when it’s an elimination game he disappears

[@danielvasquez3758]

Oh yeah an early video this week!! Let’s gooo Andy!!

[@MKermac3]

Ja was just trying to keep his shooting arm safe 😂

[@IHateMaL]

I don’t think Donovan Mitchell disappointed. It was his first season with the cavs. He was able to take a step back when he needed to and let garland cook and the game come to him. It just didn’t really work out this time

[@a3per818]

I really don't why people are piling on KD, he averaged 29/8.7/5.5 in 60%ts (despite having to play 42.4 mpg) and was easily the best defender for the sons and I can't name anymore than 5 players who were better in the playoffs. The blame should go on Domin-Ayton, CP0 and the fact that literally no one outside of KD and Book was anything but garbage, their bench produced 18 ppg on 48.9% ts. KD and Book were easily the best duo these playoffs and they had to be run into the ground to beat the hospital clippers because they had no depth, you could see them getting fatigued over time which culminated in that garbage game 6. They obviously had no chance against Nuggs unless literally anyone outside those 2 did anything

[@coachpallthingssportsmore8352]

Yeah for people to say he choked just proves the hate they have for Durant. Last year was a legitimate choke. That’s the only time he has been swept and the second time he lost in the first round in his career. I’m going to enjoy the rest of the playoffs and I’m going to see if the Suns get it done next year. If they don’t win next year then I will say KD has run out of chances. Until then the jury is still out

[@a3per818]

@@coachpallthingssportsmore8352 Even last year, the margin of defeat across all 4 games was only 7 points, but he was very inefficient and tov prone. I think it will be tough for phoenix to retool because they have basically no assets or bench to trade, hoping to see kd in a contender though

[@coachpallthingssportsmore8352]

@@a3per818 I think somebody will want DeAndre Ayton. I understand Jalen Smith wasn’t as touted as Ayton but he was a 1st round pick they traded and is doing well for the Pacers. Maybe somebody will think a change of scenery for Ayton would be good and the Suns can get depth. We shall see though. I heard the bulls were interested in Ayton and Paul.

[@a3per818]

@@coachpallthingssportsmore8352 it's not that Ayton and Paul are bad players or hard to move, but that suns wouldn't get much value from them considering the contracts. Paul is going to be done for very soon, he regressed a lot since last year and only has a year left on his contract, I don't see anyone signing him for much or him accepting a lowball. Ayton's value is good because of his unrealized potential but nowhere close to what you'd want from your number one pick

[@moistman5074]

I don’t watch the nba anymore but this video is still great

[@Michaelyght9623]

Great video Andy you emptied the gun in this one Lol even called out Jrue rightfully so.

[@ItsDatCajunStuff]

Klay unfortunately hasn't been the same since his knee surgery. He hasn't been able to adjust his shooting motion but won't adjust his play style either.

[@thrashwerk]

Klay sounds like he's playing in a 1v1 league. Dude, if it's not your night then stop chucking and give someone else the ball cause all you're doing is just giving away possessions.

[@chanendlerbong]

Thats why Jokic is better than Embiid

[@sodalangstson9438]

Mitchel struggle could be explain pretty be easily expain his team had no shooter forcing him to take way tough shoots

[@Jablickymorant]

Yea garland was for the most part a no show , levert is wicked inconsistent aswell

[@dredpool3927]

@@Jablickymorant bro dropped 41 points and then dropped 1 the next game if i remember properly😭

[@addidaswguy]

I swear Harden intentionally played JUST good enough to make another team want him, but not good enough that the 76ers would fight to keep him

[@eamparbeng]

It's disappointing that Philly couldn't beat Boston, but I don't blame Joel for not playing when he'd block all my shots mercilessly

[@darshannagaraj323]

Playoffs show us who got that dawg in them. Players like Butler, Jokic, Luka, etc really step up in the playoffs cause they give a shit. Embiid doesn’t have that dog in him he’s a regular season merchant

[@MontaAnd1]

Eh, to be fair, the warriors have had plenty of playoff success. No real shame in losing to LeBron. Klay will likely have to take a pay-cut and even a bench role but I still don't see him leaving.

[@sieusaopolo10]

i think Klay is still play important part of the Warriors game plan, he's not the same any more, his injury really hit him hard but he's still have the splash brothers vibe in him, and also if Jordan Poole is still on the team, so does Klay

[@edclee1997]

I think you're a bit hard on Klay. It's true that his production dropped off the cliff, but in the first few games against the Lakers, he did not get many open looks because the defense was keen on stopping Curry first, Klay second. He lost his rhythm and never got it back. Klay will hit open shots with no problem, but he'll be in trouble if he's relied on to bail out the team in difficult situations, quite a few of them offered by Jordan Poole. He dribbled around the circle, but when he did not see any openings, he passed the hot potato to Klay. I wish Klay could have worked on his dribbling skills but I guess the rehab took away that opportunity.

[@jbart4183]

Klay really said he waited for this match up(against the lakers) only to build a brick house the entire series 😂💀💀😂😂

[@iansanchez966]

Oddsmakers are lowkey idiots. They went all in on Phoenix bc "KD make hoop go swish", just like Brooklyn last year

[@AirRusher1992]

Feel bad for Embiid because he was the MVP and yet he crumbled under pressure. At least Doc just got fired.

[@TeamStudNation1280]

Wait, he got fired right now????

[@AirRusher1992]

@@TeamStudNation1280 Yes. Woj just reported it a few minutes ago.

[@sieusaopolo10]

i don't feel bad for him at all, when you are the superstar of your team, and you are in the play-off run, you should be ready for this kind of pressure but instead of that, you're just making excuses every year. If this was Embiid 1st time being in the Play-off, i would have understand why he crumbled; but this wasn't his 1st time, he's been here since 2019 and he's still crumble under the pressure, he should blame himself not his teammates

[@MrGuggisberg]

Waiting for the real Klay to come back since 2019.

[@gerritlullau8174]

He won't come back

[@nakedbanana7056]

Dude said him and Harden can't do it alone... Do he know who playoffs Harden is!? 😂

[@KH-ou4st]

I think the problem with 3 point specialist and sharpshooters nowadays is that they become too predictable. If a player fits into any of these categories, don’t expect them to go on a hot streak come playoff time

[@j2398]

Um no thats not the problem lol

[@bryantnonya8704]

Didn't Joel embiid get injured either in the playoffs or at the end of the regular season?? Why is he on this list! It's like blaming Steve Nash for any of the nonsense that went on in Brooklyn as if you could do any better when one of your best players isn't available another one of your best players want out and your third best player wants to make front office decisions and get people fired including you!

[@Weather_Nerd]

Domas can’t grab every rebound… look at what happened when Kings gang rebounded lol needed more from the wings and even the guards besides Fox and Monk who both stepped up in just about every aspect. His asts went down because the dubs just completely eliminated the DHO game practically, but Fox picked up that slack. Essentially, Kings had to play completely different offense than they did all season. Gsw played great D, but HB and Huerter had a ton of open looks. Believe Kings were generating the most open 3s in the first round even! I LOVE Huerter and even HB, but they were extremely disappointing especially having seen Kev step it up before as well as hit clutch shots all season. Barnes was just ughhh. Kings record in reg szn when HB plays good vs if he plays average or poorly… look that up. Really shows how important HB is to the team. His garbage play made that series harder than it should have been

[@Weather_Nerd]

I think if HB comes back he will likely come off the bench and they will try to find a defensive athletic PF and slide Keegan to the 3

[@clarkwayne2414]

yeah.. I mean some guy with 2 MVPs got past the 2nd round twice.. Now that he finally got his Sympathy MVP trophy, there can be no excuses.

[@17thN.O]

Let me guess it was Doc Rivers fault Embiid and Harden been choking in the playoffs for years and Doc was hired in Oct 2020 but he gets the blame for that too? Almost all these "superstar players" are chokers in big moments.

[@cyclingpanda1]

Damn Ben Simmons let me down by not showing up for this list 🤣

[@itachi-kun7736]

Embiid is still a cry baby now 0-3 against the Celtics

[@brucelau2023]

KD is such a ring chaser now, maybe all that shit last season they said about him was so true

[@ActivBowser9177]

Shanghai Sharks new starting 5 PG: Jrue Holiday SG: Jordan Poole SF: Dillon Brooks PF: Julius Randle C: Deandre Ayton 6th Man: Domantas Sabonis Head coach: Mike Budenholzer Assistant head coach: Doc Rivers

[@robertmoore4424]

Naw that is a reach lol but funny

[@rufusitoua2481]

Where is Ben Simons ?

[@ActivBowser9177]

@@rufusitoua2481 He didn't play in the playoffs, therefore technically disqualifying him from qualifying for the Sharks' latest roster.

[@haohanngai95]

Embiid actually managed to gaslight the voters for that mvp lmao

[@beansie8213]

Bro said not being able to guard 6 foot 8 and above is a negative for a point guard??? You’re damn right that’s a coaching issue

[@SpeedHomeAttack]

Fun Fact: Embiid is the only MVP in NBA history to never reach a conference finals.

[@mikegee6523]

It’s time for the wrecking ball in GS .. time to start over

[@AWF1000]

Players change when playoff comes.. it's like role players become superstars and actual superstars has a hard time.

[@Benzoaretz]

Joking really took embiid words personal ah

[@chrisvas65]

Joel be like “ i uhhhhhhh don’t uhhhhhh like uhhhhhh losing” lol 🤡

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

Kendrick Perkins and Joel Embiid have to be kicking themselves right now for doubting Jokic and seeing him lead the Nuggets to their first ever NBA finals.

[@yentasnivla]

I feel like Jordon Poole needs to be on that list. Because even with the issue with Klay he was also expected to perform off the bench. and I don;t think he averaged 8ppg against the Lakers along with some appalling plays. Draymond a little too but maybe not enough to make the list. E2A I checked he averaged 8.33 bumped up by his 21 in the first game after that he could not even average 6. One of those games was a big fat ZERO.

[@universoullifebalance]

I’m glad someone finally called out Jrue Holiday! He is a good player but chokes every year in the playoffs

[@goku..7]

Wait a second IT WASNT YOU WHO MADE A VIDEO COMPARING JOEL EMBIID TO HAKEEM???????

[@SoarTojo6330]

I mean Joel and Hakeem olajuwon are very comparable. Joel and Hakeem used to get out of the 1st and 2nd round when they were young. They had bad games in the playoffs. Joel and Hakeem have the same skillset some of the best players in they're Era ETC

[@ciowstoppergaming355]

I just realized that Embiid is the only player who cried for the award BEFORE getting the MVP. LMAO 😂

[@M.L.official]

I really don't know why he wants to win it so bad. I've played sports at a semi pro level in the past like, do whatever it takes to win, not get an individual award in a team sport. It's not gonna make you look good either when you continually throw your teammates under the bus; despite the fact you yourself were absolutely horrific in playoffs as well. Jokic would trade both his MVPs for a ring, heck maybe even just the NBA finals

[@humanperson1197]

Bro was definitely trying to make any excuse he could for Kevin Durant😂

[@benn_beckmanpie]

i was waiting for them to show up, but they didn't....

[@mxeech]

in almost every elimination game, joel has been injured or coming off injury. you can’t expect someone to be healthy all season, be mvp, then get injured, have no time to heal and play at the same level. that’s actually the most brain dead take of all time. “he’s always injured so it’s no longer an excuse.” like WHAT 😂😂😂😂😂 just saying he played bad would’ve been enough but this? actually crazy. absolutely nobody should ever get spoken about crazy for getting injured. they can’t control that shit.

[@the.8th.hokage825]

Been watching for a while love the video andy

[@keroro0015]

in the playoffs the calls is a bit tougher thats why embiid numbers goes down

[@adraino7345]

They showed up but they took that literally and all they did was show up to the arena

[@robertmoore4424]

Klay was never that good on D he only made the all defensive team 1 time and that was the 3rd team and he can maybe guard small players that are not too fast

[@CqThatdude]

Durrant's Legacy will be him with the Warriors

[@AMAYZlN]

The fact that Jokic went on to win the finals makes Embiid’s statements a joke. 1:10

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Jrue Holiday too much struggle vs. Heat

[@SkrapNovoj]

Skrap Novoj is goated

[@Dark_Saibot]

Might I add that Embiid injured himself by overflopping

[@TheRealMeaning215]

Ja hand was hurting from toting the pistol 😂

[@c_zirbs]

Joel considers winning MVP as “not doing anything”….