Sixers star Joel Embiid Slams ‘Stupid’ Talks That He Ducked Nikola Jokic

When Joel Embiid sat out Monday’s sport towards the Denver Nuggets because of a calf damage, loads of NBA followers criticized the Philadelphia 76ers star for avoiding a showdown with Nikola Jokic. In return, his MVP odds additionally fluctuated, with Jokic retaking the lead once more.

Sure sufficient, the Sixers middle was not pleased about it, and he let his emotions recognized after he returned to motion on Wednesday and led Philly to the 118-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

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Did Joel Embiid Avoid Nikola Jokic? Sixers Star Says It’s ‘Stupid’

Joel Embiid did not maintain again when requested concerning the narrative that he averted enjoying Nikola Jokic in Denver so as to protect his probabilities to win MVP–which clearly had the alternative impact.

The Sixers middle identified that persons are forgetting what he did when he final confronted Jokic and the Nuggets, throughout which he scored 47 factors and grabbed 18 rebounds.

Embiid additionally emphasised that if the MVP odds shift as a result of a participant misses a sport, then nobody deserves to win MVP. At the top of the day, he missed one sport however persons are performing as if he missed a ton.

“I do not care. Like I stated, it is all concerning the playoffs,” Embiid stated on the narrative, in accordance with ClutchPoints. “I mean, if one game is gonna hurt anybody’s chances, I guess everybody should be out of it – we all have bad games, guys miss matchups. That’s not the first time and it’s not really a matchup about me and Nikola. He’s a great player, amazing player, back-to-back MVP. He’s one of the best players in the league and I’m a huge fan. So, not playing against him was a huge bummer.”

“But there’s a bigger goal in sight and that’s to make sure we’re healthy for the playoffs. And like I said, I got nothing to prove. The last matchup we won and I had whatever I had [47 points, 18 rebounds]. To go out there and say that I’m scared after what I did the last time is kind of stupid.”

Embiid actually makes an important argument. One sport should not change the MVP odds drastically. However, what he is forgetting is that narrative performs a job in MVP voting. Considering that he and Jokic are in a good race, it is undoubtedly unhealthy optics and unhealthy for the narrative he has. Besides, the final time he performed towards Jokic in Denver was again in 2019.

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