“How Can Joel Embiid, an MVP Candidate, Not Be a Starter?!”: Skip Bayless Rages About Picking Jayson Tatum Over Sixers Star

The 2023 All-Star Game starters have been decided. After over a month of voting, the NBA has finally announced what the All-Star starting rosters look like and who the captains would be. After a strong campaign for the third straight season, Joel Embiid has yet again been snubbed.

The All-Star starters from the East are:

• Giannis Antetokounmpo(Captain)
• Kevin Durant
• Jayson Tatum
• Kyrie Irving
• Donovan Mitchell

The All-Star starters from the West are:

• LeBron James(Captain)
• Zion Williamson
• Nikola Jokic
• Stephen Curry
• Luka Doncic

After being snubbed for the MVP twice in a row, the All-NBA first teams, and other honors, now Embiid has gotten an All-Star starting snub too. However, this time it wasn’t Nikola Jokic blocking him. Instead, it was Jayson Tatum.

A lot of people were disappointed about the same, including Skip Bayless.

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Skip Bayless called Joel Embiid MVP frontrunner, talks All-Star starter snub

Ever since the first ballot of the fan votes was shared, it was clear that the 3rd spot would be a dogfight between Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid. In the first return, Embiid had a brief lead. However, since the 2nd return, Tatum has held 3rd in the fan votes.

After the starters were announced, Skip Bayless was infuriated. He talked about Embiid leading the Sixers, one of the best teams in the West, and still getting snubbed.

According to the breakdown, it was the fan votes that doomed Embiid.

While he was selected at the third spot by the players and the media, their votes count for 25% each. The fan votes account for 50%, and they put Embiid at 4th, giving Tatum the edge.

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Does Embiid deserve the spot over Tatum?

Frankly, with the way the Celtics have been playing, it’s hard to see Tatum being snubbed. They’re holding the best record in the NBA, and Tatum is leading the charge. Not having Tatum in the starting lineup would have been a shame.

However, Joel Embiid is the reason the Sixers have risen in ranks as of late and climbed as high as the 2nd seed. He deserves a spot there too, but removing Giannis or KD would be impossible.

In the end, Embiid would get selected as a starter as KD is going to be out of the All-Star weekend due to his MCL injury.

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