Sixers’ Joel Embiid pushes the blame on James Harden as the Heat win Game 6 on Jimmy Butler’s 32, sealing the series 4-2
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The Philadelphia 76ers could not manage to defend their home ground tonight, as the Miami Heat came in and handed them a 99-90 defeat. With this loss, the Sixers are once again out of the playoffs. This marks their second consecutive 2nd round exit in the playoffs.
Joel Embiid, despite his injuries, notched 20 points and 12 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey added another 20. However, James Harden attempted just 9 shots all game long, scoring just 14 points. He went scoreless in the 4th quarter, marking the 2nd straight game where he did so.
This left Embiid frustrated, and he let the same be known, with his post-game comments about his co-star.
NBA Twitter starts questioning Joel Embiid as the problem
In the last 4 seasons, the Sixers had made 3 Conference Semi-Finals. However, they’ve never been able to advance past that stage. Tonight, the tally went to 4 in 5 seasons. With the loss and Joel’s comments post-game, people started wondering if Embiid is the problem.
Last year, after the Sixers lost Game 7 against the Hawks, he had taken a dig at Ben Simmons too.
A Twitter user found the pattern and started questioning the MVP runner-up.
However, he was met with harsh criticism, as people ran to Joel’s defense.
While Joel being a bad teammate is not for me to say, all I can point out is that you don’t throw a teammate under the bus, no matter how frustrated you are. These things need to be sorted in the locker room, and not in front of the media.
