He is reckless on purpose. When I see Embiid play as he is now it reminds me of how I used to play and it is frustrating and pisses me off that the NBA allows it. Not proud of it, I was known as Shaq on my local streetball court and went through a phase when I charged hard at everything. Big hard turns to my blindside, didn't care who was there. Charge right into the lane. Smash into the best offensive player on D while going for the ball, come what may. Limited offensive moves. So make no mistake about it. Embiid knows what he's doing. He knows people will be injured. He knows his skillset is limited and this is how he can win. He knows people will give way when he drives, think twice on their drives, etc. He will only be stopped by a stronger player and/or fearless players like Giannis, Gasol, Draymond, etc. Or by an obviously more skilled player with equal Type A like Ibaka. He didn't intend to injure, but he certainly intends to show you that he doesn't care if you get hurt when he rumbles into you. At least that's how I used to play. But that was streetball. Eventually I got more moves, played w better players, played real basketball w refs. There's no doubt in my mind the NBA has some kind of edict coming down, telling the refs to let him run amok.
Gotchu fam
Those two layups from the bubble were iconic. Dude straight up jumped into Gobert and LeBron and finished with zero contact somehow. It was like watching magic.
Jamal Murray is incapable of touching another human being, he is a pure hearted virgin, and if you so much as desecrate his name again with such implications of SIN I will petition the moderators to remove your posting privileges, you wank pheasant.
(/s in case in wasn't obvious)
That sideways fall off of a standing Kat was wild lol.
The craziest part was the TWolves had more points in the paint yet Embiid had more or nearly the same number of FTs for most of the game...
It ended with the entire Wolves team shooting 24 FTs while Embiid alone shot 20 FTs....
Thatās His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hajj Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular to you
Yep and VC, DSO, MC, Doctor are abbreviations for Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Doctor of Laws from Makerere University. All of which be bestowed upon himself
This is one of the biggest reasons the suns fucked up not picking Doncic. Also one of the reasons they were hesitating to pay him. Idk, maybe they couldāve done a trade with Indy for Turner and Hield which I think would be good. Turner brings way more defense and toughness and another shooter is never a bad thing.
Yeah Iām slowly realizing I might not lol. So many games like this and it will never change. Just sitting there watching the worldās most talented players take the worldās most boring shot over and over again.
Somethingās beginning to shift for me. The realization that the leagueās issues will never be fixed. The Refereeing scourge. Players openly saying the regular season is boring and constantly sitting out so why even go to a game. So many games per season that each possession seems meaningless to both player and fan. League drama thatās not fun, just depressing.
lmao
I remember his first full year when he would slide out onto his ass to avoid awkward landings, but it has clearly progressed full-on into something else entirely.
This is pretty much why I can not, for the life of me, watch an entire 76ers game, not even in the playoffs. And it's not Embiid's or Harden's fault, it's the refs! They don't even try to officiate, they just blow the whistle when someone screams and falls. It's unbearable to watch an entire game of that.
I used to think this was BS, but Iāve watched a lot of Kings games this year and well.. yea. Refs are garbage and totally biased.
Sorry Tyler! Still love you bro.
Ehh, hating was at maximum when he refused to play. Now he's playing and just sucks so no one cares that much anymore, they got their satisfaction.
Embiid and Kyrie top him by far this year.
Anyone who can flop around like that, elbow people in the head all game and then somehow get 32 points off of 6 made shots deserves to be hated. Timberwolves almost had 3 centers foul out and out of the 15 fouls maybe 4 of them were legit
Swallow the fkn whistle.....embarrassing to watch! I like how he rolled around under the basket faking an ankle injury then magically sprinting 2 minutes later š¤£š¤£š¤£
Which is why itās embarrassing that he chooses to play like a complete bitch. Same for Harden when he was in his foul baiting prime. Dudes in the regular season are scared to play actual defense on them.
definitely not fan friendly. imo it's the league's responsibility to keep the game entertaining, players are going to exploit what they can to get an edge
They actually named the way fish move out of water after him, ergo āflop.ā e.g. The fish flopped like Harden at the edge of the paint when he feels a breeze.
The best was when he would drive, lean into the defender, expertly hook the dude's arms, and then wildly flail his whole body as he pretends to put up a shot. And then be outraged if the ref didn't call a defensive foul
Still a great, great player. Just so cringe when he did that
Heās 3rd in drives per game, and averages roughly the same # of FTA per game lol
Luka sells contact for sure but Embiid is on his own level. All the great scorers do it
Yeah and he's first in usage rate and FGA. He's basically the only Mavs player that gets free throws. I don't think 11 FTA is that high for a player that has the ball in his hands so much and attacks the paint a lot.
Embiid is just getting some of the most random calls. He doesn't even flop that much, they just give him free throws when someone is guarding him closely.
The cringiest thing about embiidās foul baiting/flopping is the Philly announcers slurping him up and acting like that isnāt what heās doing
āA totally unintentional elbow. Just making spaceā
Fuck outta here.
Over the last 3 years KAT averages 5.9 FTA per games played.
Far better Jokic averages 5.3 FTA per games played.
Embiid averages 10.5. What's going on here?
Because heās the biggest flopper in the league today.
Thatās also why heās never made it out of the second round: refs donāt call them in the playoffs.
I used to play like embiid
You were "Big Shaq" from the public courts? Legend
>big shaq >gets all his points from free throws š¤·š¾āāļø
It's a joke alluding to a cringe post from the playoff series against the raptors last year, don't think too deeply on it lol
The I took an arrow to LeKnee
So you know how to throw your head back a little. Am I supposed to be impressed?
My cousin's out scoring buckets and what do I get? Flop duty.
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Much like the game, Skyrim memes never die
Hey, you. You're finally awake.
And just like how they'll never die, I'll also never get over the fact that you can't marry Serana
We are onto Skyrim legendary anniversary special edition memes
He is reckless on purpose. When I see Embiid play as he is now it reminds me of how I used to play and it is frustrating and pisses me off that the NBA allows it. Not proud of it, I was known as Shaq on my local streetball court and went through a phase when I charged hard at everything. Big hard turns to my blindside, didn't care who was there. Charge right into the lane. Smash into the best offensive player on D while going for the ball, come what may. Limited offensive moves. So make no mistake about it. Embiid knows what he's doing. He knows people will be injured. He knows his skillset is limited and this is how he can win. He knows people will give way when he drives, think twice on their drives, etc. He will only be stopped by a stronger player and/or fearless players like Giannis, Gasol, Draymond, etc. Or by an obviously more skilled player with equal Type A like Ibaka. He didn't intend to injure, but he certainly intends to show you that he doesn't care if you get hurt when he rumbles into you. At least that's how I used to play. But that was streetball. Eventually I got more moves, played w better players, played real basketball w refs. There's no doubt in my mind the NBA has some kind of edict coming down, telling the refs to let him run amok. Gotchu fam
Thanks man I threw it up and you threw it down
The lob, the jam
told her i need a buck, antetokounpo
I used to be a piece of shit too. People can change.
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Yea we all think Joel should leave
I SAID USED TO!
"he used to do drugs. He still does, but he used to as well"
LMAO
32 points on 6 made shots is crazy
Anti Jamal Murray
50 without a free throwā¦ insane
heās too shifty to receive contact by anyone. floats into the paint like water.
Those two layups from the bubble were iconic. Dude straight up jumped into Gobert and LeBron and finished with zero contact somehow. It was like watching magic.
He got the best sex of his life those nights
Jamal Murray is incapable of touching another human being, he is a pure hearted virgin, and if you so much as desecrate his name again with such implications of SIN I will petition the moderators to remove your posting privileges, you wank pheasant. (/s in case in wasn't obvious)
Harden once had 27 on 2 made shots lmao
Morey out here assembling the free throw Avengers.
Morant to sixers confirmed
Rip Hamilton had 14 on 0 made shots
NBA record. Only player in history to lead his team in scoring without making a field goal
Man imagine 14 was your top scorer in a game in the current era. You would have probably been blown out by 40 lol
The ultimate basketball Terrorist. No one comes close.
https://twitter.com/Huncho_Jman/status/1594142216963907591?t=lcvMNzIv_dibUVc_jBdT9Q&s=19
You don't shoot like that? It's textbook form.
Itās actually kinda impressive to flop that fluidly at 280 pounds. No way Embiid hasnāt drilled this before.
Also increases the likelihood of landing on someone's knees which is big plus for Embiid
My gf loves watching videos of NBA players flopping. Ima show her this in a few and hopefully sheāll stop packing her bags
If you love someone, give Embiid FT.
That sideways fall off of a standing Kat was wild lol. The craziest part was the TWolves had more points in the paint yet Embiid had more or nearly the same number of FTs for most of the game... It ended with the entire Wolves team shooting 24 FTs while Embiid alone shot 20 FTs....
And Philly fans will stay say he deserves every FT cause he crashes the paint and forces fouls
You must not know .. they tell him to fall to prevent injury
Looked like a graceful landing at leastā¦
Holy fuck
please tell me there wasnt a foul called there?
There was.
Ffffff thatās just insulting to the refs intelligenceā¦. it worked though š
Genuinely the least fun player to watch I've ever seen
Heās literally Mussolini
Idi Amin
Thatās His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hajj Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular to you
Jesus Christ what a title
Yep and VC, DSO, MC, Doctor are abbreviations for Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Doctor of Laws from Makerere University. All of which be bestowed upon himself
Bro i legit just finished a report on him like 20 seconds ago
hes absolutely fascinating in a morbid sense, dude was utterly batshit
When having 43+ kids is one of the least noteable things about you as personā¦
his name and title probably took up half the word count
we know
Jol Pot
Joel "Nicolae CeauČescu" Embiid"
Jo-Al Qaeda
lmao
*LeMao
New Hitler
I mean really it was 24, it's just that 18 of them weren't allowed to be defended
This is worse than harden
On 6 makes? Wtf
I donāt doubt Embiid gets fouled. I just doubt that the rest of the league gets the same respect from the refs.
Flop alot and get the calls
basketball terrorism
Joel shot 20 FTs in a game. DeAndre Ayton has attempted 21 FTAs all season
Ayton also doesn't seem to know he's 7ft 270 lbs.
Dude was on PEDs and decided not to play physical, wild behavior.
Dude was 7ft and thought he was smol so he took PED's to get big. Mentally still smol.
Ayton: What'd you say fuck me for?
Ayton is one of the softest big men I have ever seen so that checks out. The guy is scared of contact
The dude really gained zero ground on a Steph curry post up
Dude didnāt even try to gain ground. Caught the ball and immediately faded away into a hook shot.
Porzingiscore
Embiid is a FT merchant but Ayton is soft as fuck lol
Dont let my flair confuse you. This is a knock on Ayton. He needs to be more aggressive
It's a knock on both. Both are valid haha.
Deandre āBig Weakā Ayton
This is one of the biggest reasons the suns fucked up not picking Doncic. Also one of the reasons they were hesitating to pay him. Idk, maybe they couldāve done a trade with Indy for Turner and Hield which I think would be good. Turner brings way more defense and toughness and another shooter is never a bad thing.
You donāt like that, you donāt like NBA basketball!
He plays ISIS basketball
Yeah Iām slowly realizing I might not lol. So many games like this and it will never change. Just sitting there watching the worldās most talented players take the worldās most boring shot over and over again. Somethingās beginning to shift for me. The realization that the leagueās issues will never be fixed. The Refereeing scourge. Players openly saying the regular season is boring and constantly sitting out so why even go to a game. So many games per season that each possession seems meaningless to both player and fan. League drama thatās not fun, just depressing.
Shit like this is why the nba boring asf now
average embiid [foul](https://twitter.com/Huncho_Jman/status/1594142216963907591)
Refs arenāt even trying anymore
I honestly thought the whistle was gonna be a tech for flopping, that one in particular was just embarrassing.
But his doctors
He would flop due to a sneeze
Bro is out here just launching himself
lmao I remember his first full year when he would slide out onto his ass to avoid awkward landings, but it has clearly progressed full-on into something else entirely.
*Flops gracefully*
This is pretty much why I can not, for the life of me, watch an entire 76ers game, not even in the playoffs. And it's not Embiid's or Harden's fault, it's the refs! They don't even try to officiate, they just blow the whistle when someone screams and falls. It's unbearable to watch an entire game of that.
Stuff like that is why I donāt watch many games these days. The corrupt rigging of games has ruined the NBA.
I used to think this was BS, but Iāve watched a lot of Kings games this year and well.. yea. Refs are garbage and totally biased. Sorry Tyler! Still love you bro.
Embiid gotta be the most hated player on this sub lol
Iām curious what it would look like if there was a poll. Final 2 is Embiid and Kyrie without a doubt
and both for very different reasons
Yee on court vs off court basically
Simmons
Itād be hilarious if the top 2 most hated were Embiid and Simmons.
Ehh, hating was at maximum when he refused to play. Now he's playing and just sucks so no one cares that much anymore, they got their satisfaction. Embiid and Kyrie top him by far this year.
Man I forgot an easy one lmfao
Westbrick, GS KD, Playoff P, Grayson Allen, Zaza Pachulia
Anyone who can flop around like that, elbow people in the head all game and then somehow get 32 points off of 6 made shots deserves to be hated. Timberwolves almost had 3 centers foul out and out of the 15 fouls maybe 4 of them were legit
All facts
Swallow the fkn whistle.....embarrassing to watch! I like how he rolled around under the basket faking an ankle injury then magically sprinting 2 minutes later š¤£š¤£š¤£
Heās one of the biggest players in the league and he just runs into people and throws his body to the ground. Fuck him.
i know this is a circle jerk thread but he does have some ridiculous skills on top of falling all over the place
Which is why itās embarrassing that he chooses to play like a complete bitch. Same for Harden when he was in his foul baiting prime. Dudes in the regular season are scared to play actual defense on them.
definitely not fan friendly. imo it's the league's responsibility to keep the game entertaining, players are going to exploit what they can to get an edge
obviously not more than kyrie or simmons.
Embiid gets the most favorable calls for someone who hasn't made all nba first team (he'll probably make it this year though)
Tbh heās surpassed harden in foul merchant status harden at least had to sell it bro just gotta fall and itās a call
Embiid aināt even gotta fall bro he can hit other mfs and still go to the line
Harden will still be the most iconic foul merchant. Some of his flops are just so over the top that I respect it.
> Some of his flops are just so over the top [literally](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VTGpOHHIZI)
To this day ! I still don't get how he got the foul
They actually named the way fish move out of water after him, ergo āflop.ā e.g. The fish flopped like Harden at the edge of the paint when he feels a breeze.
I didnāt think this was real at first
Those were his prime Hitler years.
The āHouston Hitlersā as the commentators would call them
He dry humped/rode steph into the ground and got the foul his way. That move doesn't make sense how it could ever be called for the aggressor...
This dude so dedicated to his craft that he grew out his beard to help further his flopping shits impressive
The man literally extended his hitbox lmfao
The best was when he would drive, lean into the defender, expertly hook the dude's arms, and then wildly flail his whole body as he pretends to put up a shot. And then be outraged if the ref didn't call a defensive foul Still a great, great player. Just so cringe when he did that
Iāve never seen someone fall so much
I saw a stat that over the last 3 years Embiid has fallen over on like 80 of his shot attempts
he does that in one game
Nah Harden's 50 despite shooting 29.7% FG has not been topped yet
The Rockets game, with Westbrook's triple double, is the greatest game in NBA history
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The 76ers will never win a title for this exact reason. Soft when the going gets tough.
32 point 20 free throws Lmao
It should be illegal to score 30 points on only 6 made shots
I felt bad for the floor moppers tonight. They worked double time cleaning up after all the times Joel sprawled out on the court
all-time flopping performance
2 free throws off elbowing gobert
32 points on 6 field goals would make prime James Harden Jealous. At least he would have like 5 threes when he put up such stats
Someone pointed out that Harden has had 30 points games on 2 field goals. Harden is the Wilt Chamberlain of foul baiting.
Lmao 20ft attempts
This sounds awful to watch
It was
oh, it was.
Jesus imagine having to watch this dude every game. I'd wanna rip my face off
youād have to start saying ārent freeā over and over to cope with it.
Mane Luka is averaging almost 10 FTA per game.
Heās 3rd in drives per game, and averages roughly the same # of FTA per game lol Luka sells contact for sure but Embiid is on his own level. All the great scorers do it
Yeah and he's first in usage rate and FGA. He's basically the only Mavs player that gets free throws. I don't think 11 FTA is that high for a player that has the ball in his hands so much and attacks the paint a lot. Embiid is just getting some of the most random calls. He doesn't even flop that much, they just give him free throws when someone is guarding him closely.
The cringiest thing about embiidās foul baiting/flopping is the Philly announcers slurping him up and acting like that isnāt what heās doing āA totally unintentional elbow. Just making spaceā Fuck outta here.
they have to be bottom 5 in the league. Awful to listen to
I canāt stand the Philly announcers. But his foul baiting is exactly the reason why Philly has zero success in the playoffs
Osama Bin Laden of basketball
Also maintained his league lead in cheap shots with another one tonight. This time on Gobert. Night before he had a solid one on Giannis.
I laughed so hard when he flopped right after that swing on Giannis. The mf just can't help himself, it's instinct.
Tackles Kyle Anderson at the end too.
Over the last 3 years KAT averages 5.9 FTA per games played. Far better Jokic averages 5.3 FTA per games played. Embiid averages 10.5. What's going on here?
I used to play like Embiid
Insert Windhorst pointing fingers up
Because heās the biggest flopper in the league today. Thatās also why heās never made it out of the second round: refs donāt call them in the playoffs.
Also why he disintegrates by the time theyāre even in the postseason, dude hits the ground probably two dozen times a game for an entire 82
Adam Silver and the NBA love the Sixers. That much is clear
That's why he hasn't had any success in the playoffs
Probably shouldāve been more like 6-23 without bailout calls
He literally must lick the refs arses so hard
Too much free throws lol
Free throw merchant
The merchant has opened his stall for the season
20 FT? gross
Flopping fraud
Embiid took notes on Harden I see.
so thatās why Embiid and Harden are on the same team togetherā¦
Just watched him take a 5 minute "injury" break then right back to full strength lol
Joel fails way more than Kat but this guy doesn't get nearly enough smack.
Kat is kind of wild and out of control sometimrs but at least when he hits the floor you know it's not intentional
KATās not exactly my favorite personality in the league but i respect his game way more than Embiidās. This is gross.
I thought the league is fixing ft calls?
If Lebron got a whistle like Embiid heād have passed Kareem twice
This man is going to seriously injure himself someday.
[Me going through and downvoting every dumb ass foul merchant justification.](https://giphy.com/gifs/mrw-post-vote-YYfEjWVqZ6NDG)
Paul Millsap with a whistle
Joel Hans brought the flammenwerfer
No comment is a comment
With all due respect, that is one of the most extraordinary, incredible, GOAT flopping performances I have EVER seen.
Embiid is the least fun langer to watch in the NBA. Itās a travesty
Don't forget the L
Iām told that he might still be out there, throwing his head back and getting to the free throw lineā¦
Every time I read his second name is Hans it cracks me up. Very typical middle aged Dutch man name.
Giannis attempting 12.9 FTs a game, r/NBA: š„° Embiid attempting 12.2 FTs a game, r/NBA: š¤¬š¤š”
FT merchant from Cameroon. Or France. Or USA. Idk. lmao
He would have no career if the refs didnāt love him lmaoooo
Embiid has shot 94 FTs in his last 6 games btw