Were British Guys Impressed By Joel Embiid? (FIRST TIME REACTION)

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[@alessandroscuderi7300]

Embiid is 7'0. Thats why he looks slow and doesnt look like any other player. Thats because nobody his size actually moves and plays like him. Hes actually very fast and athletic for his huge size.

[@darnell-mooney]

he literally has the highest points per minute played in NBA history. he can score from inside, midrange and shoot the 3 and he gets to the foul line more than anyone else and hits them at a high rate. on top of that he's one of the best defensive players in the league as well. and he didn't start playing organized basketball until he was 16. he has gotten better every season and hopefully the sixers can put the right team around him this season to make a deep playoff run as that's the only thing he hasn't done.

[@derpderpin1568]

well that's not true.

[@beedebawng2556]

@derpderpin1568 What's "not true" exactly? Everything said by the OP is factual. Joel has the highest ppm of all players in NBA history of players who have played 250+ games. He's followed by Luka Doncic and Michael Jordan.

[@sirfish9824]

@@derpderpin1568what’s true is that you kids don’t even understand how great Joel embiid really is. Shaq Hakeem and all of the great centers ever never averaged 30 points per game in a single season. their entire careers. And embiid has done it 3 seasons in a row.

[@kevcolli6678]

@@derpderpin1568not a big facts guy huh

[@elihumes23]

@@sirfish9824 league way softer

[@sunnnnn55]

embiid was a guy who didn’t pick up a basketball until he was 16, his first 2/3 years was hurt and barely played and people said he was a bust, now he’s an mvp.

[@eva11883]

Embiid is, in fact, massive. He's 7'0 285lbs. So when you said he gets places on the court with fewer steps you are literally correct, he's like Antetokounmpo in that regard. It might have been Thinking Basketball who said he's basically a 300lb guard because his offensive game is so well-rounded

[@CM-vc1hj]

Embiid is one of the best in the game right now but he often plays poorly during the playoffs and it's a shame because he's too good to play like that almost every postseason. Also if you guys like the way Embiid moves you should check out Hakeem Olajuwon he has best footwork in NBA history and he was a big man who inspired a lot of the bigs in the league today

[@semi6544]

Don't bias someone from another country without context. He has been injured during these performances that weren't up to his standards. He was injured on multiple occasions and was playing when others may have sat out. Last year he played with a grade 2 PCL sprain that requires 4-6 week recovery and he came back after 10 days. The year before he played with a broken orbital socket and a torn ligament in his shooting hand. Multiple years in the playoffs and multiple injuries. If he just didn't play he would get less hate but since he tried to play through the injuries he is getting judged by you like he was healthy at the time.

[@twite5462]

⁠@@semi6544bro, he never even mentioned that he was from Cameroon. What do you mean?

[@semi6544]

@@twite5462 -- The British guys watching the video are from another country. The NBA is in our home country so if you tell someone in another country about an individual it holds more weight because they assume you know more or better. I am not talking about Embiid's home country.

[@twite5462]

@@semi6544 ok but no one was being anti British here so idk what you mean

[@semi6544]

@@twite5462 -- You clearly don't understand what I said at all. The guy in the original comment made comments about Embiid that leave a lot of facts out. The creator of this video is from another country and wouldn't know that the commenter is leaving out context. Nothing was mentioned about anti-British. Nothing was mentioned about Cameroon. It is a league in America. An American commenter gave a comment to the British video maker. You could assume the American commenter knows more and is believable. I'm saying the American commenter was wrong by leaving out information. No country was slandered in my comments.

[@joshpavlik3343]

Fun fact embiid has three different citizenships, he’s Cameroonian, A French Citizen and US citizen as well. He’s a 7ft behemoth of a human and probably the closest thing to Hakeem Olajuwon the nbs has seen is some years. He been in sixers all of his career thus far 7 seasons. He spent one year at Kansas prior to being drafted by the 76ers

[@JayTeeAyy]

Was drafted 2014 and missed the first 2 seasons with a foot injury, ever since then he's been an all star, but he is usually banged up, and has playoff stuggles

[@sirfish9824]

His playoff struggles are literally because he plays while injured as fuck. I mean he played through a torn meniscus, a broken orbital bone, a torn ligament in his shooting hand thumb, a sprained knee, a foot injury. He plays through injuries other players have sat out of the playoffs with.

[@YourBeastRoy]

It was actually AMAZING to watch you guys finally realize you were watching the biggest starter in the nba, THATS why it looks like hes moving slow. But he does it with such grace its hard to tell at first that he's by far the biggest guy always on the court (7'2 - 300lbs "dont listen to google"). Big men arent supposed to move like that, it actually looks comical sometimes. From Philadelphia, great video mates!

[@jah2oppy711]

Joel Embid is an amazing player but early on in the video where Nick says “it’s like watching poetry in motion” ohhhhh my godddd if you want to see some of the most beautiful basketball ever played PLEASEEEEE watch Shai Gilgeous-Alexander best highlights. This man is the most underrated player in the NBA right now, he’s been giving teams 30+ almost every game since the start of last season and is barely talked about. He recently gave Steph 40 and dismantled the warriors😂😂 Edit: at 5:13 Joel actually blocked the shit out of Shai’s layup🤣🤣 don’t let this fool you tho lmao shai is hands down a top 7 player in the league

[@derpderpin1568]

weird ass take. definitely not even close to the most beautiful basketball ever. the warriors have a bad team this year so that also doesn't mean anything. just a weird bad comment all around with the only purpose of blowing Shai.

[@stonecoldku4161]

He almost quit on becoming a basketball player a couple of times. Right before moving to the US to pursue basketball his little brother was killed in a car accident. After that happened, he told his parents that he didn't want to go, he didn't want to leave them. They made him go. The second time was one of his first practices for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was guarding a Senior transfer named Tarik Black who would play a couple of years in the NBA himself. Tarik dunked the ball on Joel. After practice Embiid went to head coach Bill Self and said that he was quitting. Being dunked on like that had discouraged him so much. Self told Embiid that he would eventually be a starter at Kansas and by the time he left Kansas he would be a number 1 draft pick.

[@bke8073]

Joel Embiid is awesome. He said he learned to shoot by going on KZbin and looking up “white guys shooting basketball”

[@AnthonyJolly-mv4gg]

Dunks in America is normally called by fans and announcers: NASTY,POWER,or MONSTER Dunk,or JAM,not booming.That"s more for football like a punt.For example,the punter got off a BOOMING kick inside the 10-yard line.😊👍

[@ckgetsbuckets]

as a lifelong 76ers fan, Joel has been basically the only bright spot in the past 10 or so years and he just fits the Philly vibe

[@erikbyrge2024]

Joel Embiid last year MVP season was the third time Philadelphia 76ers had A Center won NBA MVP since Moses Malone 1982-83 Season and the Last time Philadelphia 76ers Won the NBA Championship 1983 sweeping Magic Johnson and Lakers! 4-0 And Wlit Champlain the 100 Points Big Men!

[@stonecoldku4161]

There is a really good story about when Kansas started recruiting Joel to come to the University of Kansas to play basketball. One of the assistant coaches for Kansas saw Embiid play a game in high school and called head coach Bill Self, who is one of the best if not the best college head coach in the country. The assistant coach told Self you need to get down here and see this kid. Coach Self went to one of Embiid's games shortly thereafter with the assistant coach that had seen Embiid play first. During the game Self didn't say a word, he just watched. After the game the assistant and Self got into their car and were driving to the airport or the hotel they were staying at that night and still Self hadn't said anything. The assistant actually thought Self was angry, he didn't like Embiid and that the assistant had wasted his time. Finally, after a long time the assistant couldn't take the silence anymore and asked, "So coach what did you think?" Self replied, "Get him."

[@jayboeker1935]

If you like Joel’s pace of play. You should react to Luka Doncic.

[@stonecoldku4161]

The nickname The Process happened organically from a tweet he made before his NBA debut, but I refer to him as The Prodigy. He only really started playing organized basketball when he was around 15 or 16 years old. In two to three years, he got a scholarship to play for one of, if not the best college basketball program in the country, the University of Kansas Jayhawks. He only played one shortened season at Kansas due to injury, and he was still drafted 3rd overall in the NBA draft. He would've been drafted 1st overall, but he had broken a bone in his foot that would require to miss at least a year. He has become a multiple time All-Star and an NBA MVP.

[@porozil4068]

He's the closest thing we have today to a Shaq in terms of body build, he can shoot mid range, threes, and free throws which is why he has been so successful in the modern NBA, however he often struggles in the playoffs due to multiple reasons, whether its injuries, not being aggressive and taking important shots in the clutch, faltering mentality, etc.. He's a quality player and is once again contending for the MVP award this year, but people are hesitant to put him in all-time great conversations unless he pulls together a dominant playoff run.

[@sirfish9824]

The sixers gave him role players finally so hopefully he does something this year. Ben Simmons in 2019 against the hawks would not even take wide open layups and he was their second best player he averaged 5 ppg in that series. Embiid averaged 30 and 12. Next year he had a torn meniscus and still played and still had 23 ppg. Next year he had a broken orbital bone and a torn ligament in his thumb and still had 20 a game. I mean what more can you even ask of him. He plays through injuries guys like kawhi,pg, kyrie,kd and many other players have sat out with in the playoffs.

[@krcjayhawks]

Embiid played soccer and volleyball as a kid, and imo that's as good a combination of sports for a big man to play. Footwork and jumping straight up to contest shots

[@beedebawng2556]

Yes, he's a center.

[@ryleyhinton6641]

Been waiting on this one, glad you guys got to do Embiid. Some ppl say his playstyle is like Shaq and Kobe had a baby because he has the body and strength of Shaq but the footwork and shooting of Kobe (he started playing basketball because of Kobe)

[@thogro99]

Been in the league since 2014, but he was injured his first 2 years. These highlights were all from his MVP season. Injuries unfortunately have still hindered his play even with him winning MVP and being the top scorer (PPG) the last 2 seasons. Philadelphia also have never put a good team around him that fits his skillset.

[@ebiii3106]

those were all from last season he has great career highlights.

[@jugdishpotenski4373]

joel has been in the league for 10 years, this is his tenth season.

[@lovesgucci1]

Embiid deserved the MVP! Us Sixers fans have been trusting the process for far too long… but this could be the season!!! Play The Song!

[@ncg195]

I may be wrong about this, but I believe that the very first highlight in ths video, Embiid blocking Giannis, was part of a really great game that I watched between those two teams, and a great duel between those two superstars. The game ended with Giannis returning the favor, blocking Embiid on the game's final shot to seal the Milwaukee win.

[@ziggymarley8498]

Embiid is a Beast! MVP

[@fjnemo]

Embiid only started playing basketball when he was 15, crazy how good he and Giannis could have been if they started young like Americans

[@ajthehandle9126]

mvp him and jokic are the best bigmen

[@derpderpin1568]

jokic is 3 tiers above him

[@ajthehandle9126]

@@derpderpin1568 3 tiers is crazy why can’t we appreciate anymore. If your a joker fan just say that

[@vincentbyrd5350]

Proud 76ers fan here from Philadelphia. I just want him to get us out the 2nd round

[@camctrail]

Embiid didn't start playing organized basketball until he was 15-16

[@nh3028]

Ah yes, Joel Embiid, the current NBA MVP*

[@phunkjnky]

Another vote for Hakeem Olajuwon, best footwork ever, a devout Muslim (would play while fasting during Ramadan), possibly also the best defending big man ever, and by defender I don't just mean shot blocker. I think he honed his footwork as a goalie in Nigeria.

[@AndrewL209]

React to DeAaron Fox, he led the Sacramento Kings to their first playoff birth since 2005-2006 last year, he is the fastest player in the league and elite at finishing inside, very fun to watch

[@darrinlindsey]

I thought Keegan was responsible for getting them to the playoffs. 😎

[@bandzyolo]

How many times embiid blocked brown in this video 😂

[@raymondsantiago2411]

REACT TO WR ANTONIO BROWN HIGHLIGHTS YOU WON'T REGRET IT. BEST WR HIGHLIGHTS OF ANY WR ALL TIME!!!

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

While its very clear Jokic is the best player at this point after winning a title, it is a regular season award and during regular season Embiid definitely was a deserving winner. Had best scoring season for center since prime Shaq while being elite defensively. He just didnt show up in playoffs while Jokic won the title so understandably many said Joker should have won it. But for the regular season Embiid was definitely a deserving winner.

[@derpderpin1568]

he wasn't a deserving winner. he campaigned hard for it with smear attacks on Jokic being run on ESPN and drilling the horribly stupid narrative about repeat MVP winners in to everyones head. he absolutely did not deserve it at all.

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

@@derpderpin1568 He was the scoring leader while being elite defensively. He was 1st center scoring leader since Shaq. He was a deserving winner since its only about that regular season. If you just break it down to that regular season Embiid was a deserving winner.

[@nh3028]

@@alessandroscuderi7300 He literally only won because of the argument that "We cant possibly give it to Jokic 3 years in a row if he hasn't won a championship," which he then won that same year.

[@sirfish9824]

⁠@@nh3028that’s not why he did not win. That excuse you just gave is the media excuse as to why jokic lost it. Embiid averaged more points then Shaq has in his entire career the past 3 seasons. Same with Hakeem. The only centers to average as many points as embiid has the past 3 seasons are Moses Malone, Kareem, wilt. Karl Malone who’s 3rd all time in scoring never averaged 33 points a season like embiid.

[@nh3028]

@@sirfish9824 The media were the ones that voted... so yeah. Shaq won 1 MVP, so Jokic has passed that already. How many Cs ever have had the playmaking capability of Jokic? 0. And hes a more efficient scorer than Embiid too.

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

You should check out Derrick Rose 50 point game I stay watching that at least once a year show motivation I swear that man would have been one of the greatest to ever handle a basketball if injuries didn't destroy him... And to see him come back after all those struggles and get a 50-point game under his belt being older and hurt/sore still one of the greatest games in my opinion just like the Isaiah Thomas 50 point Game in the playoffs dealing with lots of hardships

[@carrisonvaughn1671]

S/O to Naughty by Nature lol

[@eeliskarjalainen1016]

You should react to shai gilgeous alexander one of the deepest bags in the nba and always plays with his own pace

[@mrhandsome513]

Embiiiiiiiiiiiiid !!! Go Sixers !!!!

[@ewolffman]

this is fantastic, have you tried charles barkley, david robinson, or hakeem olajuwan?

[@DNReacts]

Olajuwon is now up on the channel. I think Barkley is pretty high up for us. Have added Robinson to our list, just incase he wasn’t on there

[@masterofthecraft1990]

That’s my boy 🔥 the most disrespected superstar

[@farleytravis89]

We've got Kelce and Taylor Swift. Now we need Embiid and Rihanna lol.

[@gabenoel2978]

Need them to react to Anthony edwards

[@phunkjnky]

Embiid is best big man in the NBA not name Nikola Jokic and the best classic, power big man in the league, BUT... it's hard to take him completely seriously as he has a tendency to disappear in the playoffs and/or have his soul owned by old man, off the bench Al Horford. Granted it's only really happened twice (Horford), but those two times have come in the last three times they've played (Game 7 of last year's playoffs and last Friday night). You can see video of it. Because more than any other game aside from the pitcher/batter matchup in baseball, basketball has the most one on one matchups in team sports... There's a lot of ego, pride, and machismo... a player as young and as skilled as Embiid should eat someone like Al Horford for breakfast, but that doesn't happen... in fact the opposite happened...multiple times. If Embiid doesn't win some titles, he's going to get compared to Patrick Ewing, a Hall Of Fame center, who could never quite get it done in the playoffs.

[@ebenezerkipkirui]

You should check out Giannis Antetokoumpo 2× MVP

[@bryg0518]

check out tracy mcgrady next🙏

[@RATKINGSAM]

u guys should do luka doncic

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate the suggestion, have got him on our list 👍

[@taegenbrown2894]

You guys should watch a video about his career

[@MichaelRivera-ns2dd]

I absolutely love your channel and have enjoyed watching your journey! That being said. Embiid is an absolutely terrific player, but watching him before checking out Olajuwon is a huge mistake in my opinion. Olajuwon was an absolutely great regular season center with the most agility and insane moves of all time on top of being one of the greatest defensive centers of all-time! What really sets Hakeem apart from Embiid though is that he was even better in the playoffs whereas at least to this point Embiid has not.

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate the feedback Michael, thank you for this. Will take a look at the upcoming list of players we’ve got and do some readjusting 🙏

[@philaunitebirdgangtakeflig5453]

The NBA MVP is a popularity contest anymore. Although both embiid and jokic were deserving of the award, jokic has won it a couple times in a row, and so what ends up happening is "voter fatigue". This has happened before where previous consecutive MVP winners don't get the award because voters want someone else who is also deserving to win it. The truth is either one of them could have been the MVP and it would be completely justified. This year was just embiids turn.

[@Somm_RJ]

If you judge by the numbers, Jokic has a better case than Embiid even in the Regular Season. Because MVP is a voting process, people got tired of voting for the same player for the4”3rd time in a row.

[@sirfish9824]

Yeah cause embiid scoring more points a game then Shaq Karl Malone or Hakeem ever have in their entire careers 3 seasons in a row isn’t anything special. It blows my mind that you people think assists mean more then averaging 30 points a game as a center. It’s easy to get assists when you play with the best catch and shooter and slasher in the nba.

[@taegenbrown2894]

A thing about embiid is he just decides to suck in the playoffs and really the 76s entirere

[@KevinQuinn81]

Just a tiny pronunciation update. I'm not even gonna hold this one against you and you may even be trying to say it right and I can't hear it past your accent. For his first name, the accent is on the second syllable...jo-ELL.

[@taegenbrown2894]

Embiid was 2nd behind jokić for the MVP 2 years in a row so it kinda felt like a pity award I thought he should have came 2nd behind jokic again

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

They gave him the MVP award because he kept complaining about it so it was more of a sympathy award and didn’t want people to get tired of Jokic winning another one

[@darnell-mooney]

clearly a biased take from a Jokic dick rider. he had the best scoring season by a center arguably since Wilt. and he was levels above Jokic defensively. he also dog walked Jokic head to head multiple times.

[@derpderpin1568]

this

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

They didnt give it to him b/c he was complaining. He was incredible in regular season. He was scoring leader while being elite defensively. He just has underperformed in playoffs which doesnt impact the award since its a regular season award.

[@nh3028]

@@alessandroscuderi7300 the playoff were the entire reason people voted against Jokic...

[@ajthehandle9126]

y’all talk like Embiid isn’t a mvp caliber player. him, Giannis, joker was in a race. Now joker did win but that doesn’t mean Embiid mvp isn’t deserved

[@stevenmark4407]

Embiid was a better scorer and defender however Jokic was a better everything else and he has potentials of being a better scorer but he focused on team ball more. Overall Jokic had a better overall regular season than Joel. So I say Jokic should’ve gotten his third MVP and make history but nooooo, he’s a “stat padder”. Joel definitely deserves it too but If I had a choice I’d pick Jokic.

[@SchulzEricT]

*Perceived to be* a better defender.

[@sirfish9824]

@@SchulzEricTwho would you rather have guarding you? Embiid is faster bigger and stronger.

[@SchulzEricT]

@@sirfish9824 I mean, if I'm me than it really doesn't matter, I'm not scoring. Turn me into, say... Scottie Pippen? I think I'd rather have Embiid guarding me. Tim Duncan? Probably Jokic. Michael Jordan? I don't care, I'm scoring on both at will.

[@larrythecableman6963]

The mvp is a regular season award. If you look at their stats last year embiid by far deserved mvp. Twitter is just stupid

[@derpderpin1568]

Good player but he has zero competitive fire or mental fortitude. Also a top 5 flopper in the NBA.

[@darnell-mooney]

you don't have to tear down other players to be a jokic dick rider. you can just be a jokic dick rider and still appreciate other players. embiid's the guy who cried on the court after losing a game 7. jokic couldn't wait to go home and ride horses after winning a title. it's clear who actually cares more about basketball. if jokic had to miss 2 seasons with an injury he probably would've just retired.

[@SchulzEricT]

Top 1 or 2*

[@gougemaster1074]

Softest big man in the game. Can't box out and will fall if you put a finger on him. I'm a sixers fan

[@RealDiehl99]

It is Embiid's defense that placed him above Jokic for MVP. Both are worthy though in my opinion.

[@farleytravis89]

I'm glad Embiid got the MVP. I feel like he needed that on his resume to stand out a bit. He seems to get lost with the joker and Greek freak.

[@sirfish9824]

How should he get lost when he’s averaged more points the past 3 seasons then Shaq, Hakeem or karl Malone have ever averaged in their entire careers. Embiid is one of the best players we have ever seen. Social media just degrades players these days.

[@farleytravis89]

@sirfish9824 I agree with you which is why I'm glad he got the MVP. I think it's unfortunate he doesn't get the same level as attention as those other guys.

[@taegenbrown2894]

First one 🥇

[@mrgiannopolis]

I can't stand Embiid. Can't stand the way he acts, can't stand the way he plays, and he chokes every year in the playoffs. He's not on the same level as Giannis/Jokic.

[@braamz-_-3116]

out of everyone, embiid?

[@DNReacts]

Yes that’s correct..

[@superxnatrl1941]

1 of the best centers ever, so yes