“Joel Embiid Scared” – Kendrick Perkins

“Joel Embiid Scared” – Kendrick Perkins

The 76ers they in Portland today but Joel embiid was a late scratch on Saturday in Denver depriving mbaa fans of the Marquee matchup of Rivals week between the reigning MVP and Nicola yic Tobias Harris Tyrese Maxi they both missed the game as well but it was a surprise around the league when embiid

Went from not being on the injury report at all to not being on the floor embiid remember he hasn’t played in Denver since 2019 that’s 4 years that we have not seen him play in mile high city you can see the breakdown of the gamees that he’s missed there on your screen on

Friday’s show though Kendrick Perkins you gave a pep talk I mean I I was ready after that pep talk to Joel embiid you implored him stand on business give jokic’s lick back I don’t think I can say that but that’s how you said it and

It was much much better now that he has another DMP in Denver under his belt what’s your word of the day on embiid well I’m going Serbian style plusa okay and you know what that means no Serbian that means that means scared and usually I’m joking and laughing

About my word of the day but damn it Malik I’m so serious right now when I say this he’s been scared for the last four years I don’t want to hear anything about swelling in his knee because he played on the backto back when jish came

Into town on Philly and make sure he made himself available like what’s really going on and everyone knows how I feel about Joel embi I think he’s one of the most skilled big man to ever play the game of basketball I think he’s the best offensive player in the game today

But at the end of the day no matter what the rest of this season for as him putting up big numbers or even winning the MVP I will not be impressed anymore until he do something in the playoffs like he cannot continue to get off the

Hook of ducking that smoke when it comes down to playing joic and devil we can’t do that I might need to check with the yic brothers or Google translate on the pronunciation uh but whatever word you want to use for it is it just scared Ramona is there something else going on

Here listen he heard you perk like he heard the pep talk that’s why he went to the team when they when they do the injury report this is how this works you know how this goes legs and perk like it’s his choice to say I’m on the injury

Report like he said don’t even put me on the injury report I’m playing I’m playing in this game he went out and warmed up he can’t even jump the the injuries management he he couldn’t jump board the game that’s how much discomfort he yes and he shouldn’t have

Played in that Indiana game okay he did I think that was probably the mistake that was made here because it is important to play in Denver he knows that and I actually think like nobody knows that more than Jo andb you don’t think he hears all that he went out to

Let them boo him like he went out in the fourth quarter and said I know what’s coming go ahead and boo me I know what’s happening it was not even his choice the man the injury management staff from the Sixers said you are not playing and this

Injury he has with his knee I know what you want to say about swelling and he wanted to play so they’re probably going to get fine the NBA is going to investigate the late scratch but that was on the star player who said don’t

Even put me on the report I want to play right so now it’s that’s the 12th game right uh tonight that he will miss that means if he misses five more he will lose eligibility for MVP and all NBA honors who spent so much time on MVP all

NBA as well which of course has uh financial implications in one week and Beads dropped from being the favorite following his 70-point performance to a distant third legs do you think his chances are essentially are they gone should we he’s hurt him but I don’t think that’s necessarily reflected just

By missing this game I think that’s people also saying well wait wait a second now he’s getting close to that number of games missed he also like what’s wrong with his knee like is is that a problem for him to even maybe he doesn’t play as well because he’s trying

To play through an injury so there’s a lot that goes into that more than ducking the game but here I think you’re both are right from this standpoint look if if he’s got flu in KN or he’s got some discomfort it’s taken out of his hands as soon as he mentions it to

Somebody on the medical staff boom out of his hands he has no more say in that that’s the way the league operates now but to perk point this is more than just a fluke or Misfortune it’s become a thing man it’s a narrative four years in

A row you have not played in Denver four years in a row that’s beyond an anomaly that starts to become an actual thing it’s weird to me because he has had dominant statistical games against hang on one second Ramona go ahead Brian the Optics are horrible bottom

Line I know his knee was bothering him I watched the way he played on Thursday the Optics and the handling of it were terrible he knows it the the Nuggets know it the Sixers know it it’s a it’s a let down for the league the Optics were

Terrible and he will pay a bit of a price for it both public relations wise and within the leag yeah absolutely The Narrative it exists hey Ran windhorse

Kendrick Perkins along with the NBA Today crew give their take and Joel missing the game in Denver recently. #nikolajokic #joelembiid #philadelphia76ers #76ers #denvernuggets #nuggets #nbabasketball #nbaonespn #espn #nbaseason #embiid #jokic #nbatoday