Joel Embiid is dealing with the ire of the NBA world for his latest feedback on Jayson Tatum and the Celtics.
Throughout an episode of the “Check Ball Show” this week, the previous NBA MVP appeared alongside his abilities coach, Drew Hanlen, who offered perception into Embiid’s mindset outdoors the court docket. Hanlen revealed that the Sixers star has voiced the idea that he could be successful championships if he had a super-team just like the Celtics.
“I inform him the identical factor,” Embiid admitted. “If I’m going for 5-for-20 from the sphere, we get blown out.”
Embiid was referring to Tatum, who had a number of poor taking pictures nights within the 2024 playoffs en path to the Celtics’ title win (5-for-14 versus Heat on April 17 and 6-for-22 versus Mavericks on June 9).
“When Jayson can begin out 0-for-2 and the Celtics are nonetheless up by six, he’ll be like, ‘it should be good,'” Hanlen stated of how Embiid views Tatum and the Celtics.