The Philadelphia 76ers held a staff assembly on Monday evening following a loss to the Miami Warmth. About 12 hours later, details of that meeting – together with the truth that Tyrese Maxey referred to as out teammate and pal Joel Embiid – had been revealed by ESPN. Embiid wasn’t glad about the truth that somebody within the staff’s locker room leaked particulars of these discussions to the media.
“Whoever leaked that may be a actual piece of s–t,” Embiid stated on Wednesday, per Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“We talked about plenty of issues (throughout the assembly),” Embiid continued. “I don’t need to get into the small print, however that entire factor (with Maxey) in all probability took 30 seconds. However then once more, it’s Joel Embiid, so we’ve bought to make every thing blown out of proportion. It’s no matter. I’ll take all of it. I’m the rationale for every thing, so I’ll take the blame for every thing.”
Maxey reportedly challenged Embiid to be on time for staff actions and features, suggesting that the star heart’s tendency to be late “for every thing” set a foul instance for the remainder of the membership. Embiid’s feedback on Wednesday have been a response to a reporter’s query about his friendship with Maxey and their willingness to carry one another accountable.
“That’s the connection now we have — nothing malicious,” Embiid stated, in keeping with Mizell. “I like when persons are telling me what I’m not doing good, what I must do higher. Despite the fact that that half (the tardiness) perhaps occurred a few times, after I wasn’t taking part in. …So I have to be higher. I have to be excellent. I have to be on level, which I’m going to do. Which I’ve at all times executed.”
After their 2-11 begin, the Sixers had their full “huge three” – Embiid, Maxey, and Paul George – obtainable for Wednesday’s recreation vs. Memphis. Embiid additionally had his finest outing of the season up to now, pouring in 35 factors and grabbing 11 rebounds as he continues to spherical into his standard All-NBA kind following an early-season damage absence.
Nonetheless, Philadelphia misplaced for a fifth time in a row and the tenth time in its final 11 video games to fall to 2-12. To make issues worse, George exited early because of a knee injury. In accordance with Embiid, the Sixers have been in a position to implement among the on-court changes they mentioned in Monday’s assembly, however nonetheless aren’t taking part in like they need to be.
“We talked a couple of bunch of stuff (within the assembly),” Embiid stated. “At instances, we executed what we talked about, and at instances, we didn’t. Proper now, we don’t have plenty of margin for error, so we have to be excellent in every thing we do on each ends of the ground.”