(Photo : Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Joel Embiid (#21) and James Harden (#1) of the Philadelphia 76ers discuss in opposition to the Boston Celtics in the course of the third quarter in sport six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals within the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center on May 11, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia 76ers have had a tumultuous week, pulling again from commerce talks involving star James Harden to the capturing guard publicly lashing out to the crew’s President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey throughout an occasion in China for not following via together with his promise.
Now, the Sixers’ different star Joel Embiid’s actions counsel disappointment with the franchise for all of the drama brewing for the previous few weeks.
The league’s reigning MVP has eliminated all Sixers info and references on his X (previously referred to as Twitter) account, which used to have “Philadelphia, PA” on its location and “Processing…” on the bio.
Normally I feel this isn’t price being attentive to in any respect however Joel Embiid is just too on-line and calculated that I feel it’s price mentioning
Embiid eliminated “Processing…” and the situation “Philadelphia, PA” from his Twitter bio pic.twitter.com/P1dBLLtckf
— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) August 15, 2023
The phrase on the bio is a reference to former Sixers normal supervisor Sam Hinkie’s assertion to the followers to “Trust the Process,” amid the crew’s shedding seasons in the course of the 2010s that will cause them to get excessive draft picks to make use of on future stars resembling Embiid and Ben Simmons.
The 2023 All NBA First Team member is contractually tied with the Sixers till 2026 after signing a four-year, $196 million supermax contract extension. The 2026-27 season is a participant choice for Embiid, price $59 million in wage.
Embiid is at present on the prime of his profession, having led the league in scoring over the previous two seasons and ending high 2 in MVP voting for the previous three seasons, lastly profitable in 2022-23.
He beforehand completed as an NBA MVP runner-up for 2 years in-a-row to middle Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.
Embiid not too long ago acquired his French and American citizenship final 12 months, and he’s in discussions with Team USA for a doable stint within the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He can also be eligible to play worldwide basketball for Cameroon and France.
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Joel Embiid’s earlier statements
Embiid additionally made an announcement final month which frightened Sixers followers, nevertheless it additionally confirmed his dedication to profitable an NBA championship.
The six-time NBA All-Star stated that he needs to win the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, no matter it takes, even outdoors of the Sixers.
“I just want to win a championship, whatever it takes. I don’t know where that’s going to be, whether it’s in Philly or anywhere else. I just want to have a chance to accomplish that,” the 29-year-old stated.
Embiid added that he needs to know what it feels wish to win the elusive first one, then he can in all probability begin to consider the subsequent one, and so forth.
The Cameroon native acknowledged that profitable an NBA title just isn’t simple, and it takes multiple, two, or three guys to make it occur.
He additionally talked about in the identical interview that he has to have good folks round him, and he works arduous to be at that degree to steer his crew to make the championship aspirations occur.
“Every single day that’s working toward that goal, that’s where my mindset has always been. MVP is just an added bonus,” Embiid concluded.
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