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“With Joel Embiid and James Harden at -29 each, you’re gonna get your b*tts blown off!”: Skip Bayless talks about Sixers and what went wrong against Jimmy Butler in Game 5

Raahib Singh
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"With Joel Embiid and James Harden at -29 each, you're gonna get your b*tts blown off!": Skip Bayless talks about Sixers and what went wrong against Jimmy Butler in Game 5

FS1 analyst Skip Bayless breaks down the horrendous performance by Joel Embiid, talks about the impact of the MVP snub

The Philadelphia 76ers went on the road last night, as they faced the Miami Heat for Game 5. After leveling things at 2 apiece at home, the Sixers were looking to take the lead. With Adrian Wojnarowski breaking the news that Nikola Jokic has won his 2nd MVP honors, people expected Joel Embiid to explode in the game.

However, Embiid ended up imploding. In 33 minutes, JoJo just had 17 points and 5 rebounds. His co-star, James Harden also recorded just 14 points and 6 rebounds. The entire Philly starting lineup was had a negative plus/minus.

Also Read: “It wasn’t like it went to some scrub, it went to Nikola Jokic”: Stephen A. Smith questions Joel Embiid’s intent as Heat thrash Sixers by a 35-point margin

On the other hand, the Heat had 7 players score in double digits, with Jimmy Butler leading the charge with 23 points.

Skip Bayless talks about the shameful performance by Joel Embiid and co.

After losing out on the MVP honors two years in a row, there was expected to be some resentment by the Cameroonian superstar. However, I guess he left all of that for the mic only. On the court, we saw a horrendous display by JoJo and squad.

The Sixers didn’t look competent at all and were handed an 85-120 defeat. Skip Bayless talked about the same.

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Maybe it’s something psychological, or it’s the injuries taking their toll on Joel Embiid. However, the rest of the team cant use the same excuse. If the Sixers want to keep their campaign alive, they need to pull up their socks and defend the homecourt in the upcoming do-or-die contest on Thursday.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

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Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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