“That Joel Embiid step-back has Ben Simmons smirking”: 76ers star shows James Harden’s influence in the blowout loss against the Celtics

Tonoy Sengupta | 16/02/2022
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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid tries the famous James Harden step-back after just one practice session with him

 

Joel Embiid is easily one of the most skilled big men we have ever seen in the entire history of the NBA.

The man is a monster on the inside, dunking on and dominating people on a nightly basis there. And while that alone is pretty damn good, JoJo can even step back and hit the outside shot, whether it be the mid-range, or the three-ball.

Speaking of stepping back though, we have to talk about James Harden too, right? The man is an absolute pioneer in the art of the ‘almost a travel, but not quite’ step-back. And well, now that he is a teammate of one Joel Embiid, he was seen trying vigorously to teach him this absolute work of art.

But it doesn’t stop there.

Joel Embiid takes adding to his bag of tricks very seriously, which clearly includes the step-back as well.

Why is it so clear though, you ask? Well then, let’s get into it, shall we?

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Joel Embiid tries and fails to do the James Harden step-back properly against the Celtics, and gets blocked

Okay, truth be told, he was called for the travel first. But a block is a block, right?

In case you haven’t seen the clip we’re talking about here, this all probably sounds like total gibberish to you. And to solve that little problem, we have the clip for you, right here.

Our only gripe about this whole situation is that we didn’t get to see James Harden’s immediate reaction to what he’d just seen from his superstar teammate.

Still, we doubt there’d be anything but pride written all over his face… the parts that aren’t covered by the Beard already, at least.

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Post Edited By: Tonoy Sengupta
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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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