Philadelphia 76ers celebrity heart Joel Embiid has been the goal of loads of ire throughout his stint as Group USA’s beginning heart within the Olympics over the previous few weeks, as many followers are pushing for him to be benched attributable to his unimpactful and inconsistent play up to now in Paris.
One former NBA participant went as far as to tear into the previous MVP for his perceived lack of preparation.
On SiriusXM NBA Radio, former NBA participant Sam Mitchell stated he isn’t proud of how Embiid ready for this match, saying, “To indicate up out of practice, disinterested, it makes me surprise.” and including “It has nothing to do with the play…it has every thing to do together with your preparation.”
“To indicate up out of practice, disinterested, it makes me surprise”@SamMitchellNBA is just not proud of the best way Joel Embiid ready for Group USA…take a hear⬇️ pic.twitter.com/sRWSibGffq
— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) August 7, 2024
Embiid had his finest recreation within the first spherical of the knockout spherical towards Brazil on Tuesday with 14 factors on 5-for-6 capturing and 7 rebounds in simply 12 minutes as Group USA superior simply.
Embiid has appeared a step sluggish at instances and it has been clear that the crew performs sooner with Anthony Davis or Bam Adebayo at heart, which is why many have been calling for an Embiid benching, however that doesn’t look like within the playing cards despite the fact that he didn’t play in any respect within the Group stage matchup towards South Sudan.
He appeared extra like himself within the Brazil recreation and it’s attainable he’s simply beginning to get snug, as that is all an enormous adjustment and he isn’t the one one who has gone by way of struggles in Paris.
Stephen Curry has quietly been terrible, however no one is pointing a finger at him.
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