Joel Embiid fails to understand the departure of Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia Sixers. But yet, the Cameroonian probably played a role in this case. In addition to his dry speeches during this soap opera, the interior had criticized the Australian after the failure last year in the Playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks.
At the time, the 76ers superstar had designated the open basket refused by his ex-teammate as the turning point of the game. But for his part, the 28-year-old refuses to hear that he turned on the Brooklyn Nets player with this exit.
“I don’t think I said a thing against Ben. But when you speak, the media, you know it yourself, are always looking for the little trick. To show off or cause controversy.
If you look at this whole press conference, they asked me a question. What happened ? How to explain this defeat? And then I literally mentioned a bunch of events that happened.
I mentioned when the game turned and I was honest. I say what I think. I’m not going to hold back just because I have to make people feel better. And I didn’t feel like I hurt anyone.” assured Joel Embiid for the podcast of Draymond Green.
The two men have very different personalities. And even if Joel Embiid was not trying to denigrate him, Ben Simmons lived this intervention, with in addition that of his coach Doc Riverslike an attack.
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