ESPN: Joel Embiid sees you

[eyeatoma]

I empathize with Embiid concerning the loss of his brother. I really do. However, on a professional level, by keeping so much private, especially regarding his health in the NBA, Joel Embiid does himself no favors. When people don’t know what’s really going on, how can you expect them to understand what you are going through and have sympathy for you?

Finally, the article also shows me that heads need to roll within the Sixers medical staff and Daryl Morey /Josh Harris deserve a lot of criticism, too. When Nicolas Batum is quoted as saying Embiid’s knee looked grotesque and he had no clue how he was playing during the 2023-2024 playoffs, why aren’t Morey and the Sixers’ medical staff stepping in to shut him down?

Agreed Sixers are a trash organization. Embiid on the Celtics or Spurs and his career might have been very different.

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[reddyplayerone]

I think the article actually does a good job of confronting the sort of pity party aspect of Embiid s personality and why confronting that is a logical next step he needs to take. About as well as an article can do.

The negative reaction to this piece just proves how heartless and really dehumanizing the view of today’s NBA players are among fans specifically online ones. It’s rather sad.

The majority of the replies before this one are absolutely pathetic

Like failure of the most basic levels of humanity kind of pathetic

Good job 4cha-- oops I mean realgm

[eyeatoma]

Very nice of Dotun Akintoye to let us know so openly that he's a shill with no journalistic integrity.

Lol what a horrible take. This type of article rings of actual journalism something BSPN the ringer and media in general have been incapable of the last decade plus.

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[AussieCeltic]

I feel sorry for him that he lost his brother. I just hate how it’s now an excuse of why people should like him or say he can’t be criticised.

He brings it on himself. He puts himself out there to be the class clown and is shocked when people don’t like him.

His style of play on the court is what truly irks people though. Potential to be an all time great player yet flops around likes he’s 5 foot.

[AussieCeltic]

Lol GB foaming at the mouth on this article. Never change. This is a perfect reflection of society right now. Complete lack of empathy.

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I mean the irony. You’ve been trashing every player not named Embiid for years.

I’ve never seen someone in real life or on here glaze a person like you do Embiid.

[canada_dry]

This is a strange one to get your mind around.

On one hand you're empathetic to the early struggles of his career, loss of brother, traveling to new country, him being a closed off person...

But on the other hand the fact that he hasn't handled things very well at all over the years, his blatant immaturity at times screams out, how he's been babied, and the excuse making and plenty of deflection. Theres the concept that he lacks self belief, which shows in the playoffs quite frankly... its a bit of a mess.

I guess it really does show the duality of Joel.

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[canada_dry]

This does not improve my opinion of him and honestly I think it's a bad message to send. I get it, you experienced some bad trauma and have regrets. I don't mean to be crass but go ahead and join the rest of us in this thing we call life. What you can't do is emotionally shut down forever and refuse to process your experiences. That leaves you a prisoner of your past and will poison anything you try to do.

I feel for you Joel, I really do. I lost a very close cousin to a drunk driver in my teens so I do understand. But as an adult and especially as a man, you have to find your way through that stuff one way or another.

That's what I took away from the article too, and because this wasn't just some fluff piece, I think that's the logical takeaway. He had some trauma and terrible experiences, but he also has not handled it remotely well and has some very real flaws as a person.

Pretty much.

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[NZB2323]

Very nice of Dotun Akintoye to let us know so openly that he's a shill with no journalistic integrity.

Lol what a horrible take. This type of article rings of actual journalism something BSPN the ringer and media in general have been incapable of the last decade plus.

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This is journalism?

At Embiid's best, there's no one to compare him to. Not Nikola Jokic or Luka Doncic or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who for all their offensive gifts can't turn the interior of the defense into a black hole. Not Giannis Antetokounmpo or Anthony Davis, who for all their versatility can't ascend into a trance of pure jump shooting.

[ForeverTFC]

Very nice of Dotun Akintoye to let us know so openly that he's a shill with no journalistic integrity.

Lol what a horrible take. This type of article rings of actual journalism something BSPN the ringer and media in general have been incapable of the last decade plus.

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At Embiid's best, there's no one to compare him to. Not Nikola Jokic or Luka Doncic or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who for all their offensive gifts can't turn the interior of the defense into a black hole. Not Giannis Antetokounmpo or Anthony Davis, who for all their versatility can't ascend into a trance of pure jump shooting.

Lol

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[Clav]

I liked the article, gave me some insight on his career so far that I hadn't know. It also showed me things that Embiid is struggling with. I'm not impressed with some of his quotes, and his overall attitude. He isn't in a great career if everyone annoys him and he consistently ignores correspondence - especially when the public are paying to see him play a sport.

[WiggOuts]

I think the article actually does a good job of confronting the sort of pity party aspect of Embiid s personality and why confronting that is a logical next step he needs to take. About as well as an article can do.

The negative reaction to this piece just proves how heartless and really dehumanizing the view of today’s NBA players are among fans specifically online ones. It’s rather sad.

When you do a lot of things to get people to not like you they aren't just going flip because you say some stuff. You need to earn the good rep just like you earned the bad one.

Its obvious that Joel has a hard time with people not liking him, he wants to change that, which is good I guess. Its very unfortunate that he thinks this is the way to do it. I think he genuinely needs a mentor, a good man to show him what a good man is, its never too late

[okboomer]

Neither Joel or the 76ers looks good in this article. The fact he basically ghosted the physical therapist who worked with him for 9 years after she had kids is the opposite of him showing empathy.

[carlquincy]

Not the least interested in an empathy piece for a freaking bully.

[stuporman]

It's quite a feat of 'court vision' to be able to see all of us living rent free in his head.

[NyKnicks1714]

But not my browser history right?

[LAvision]

Very nice of Dotun Akintoye to let us know so openly that he's a shill with no journalistic integrity.

Lol what a horrible take. This type of article rings of actual journalism something BSPN the ringer and media in general have been incapable of the last decade plus.

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This is journalism?

At Embiid's best, there's no one to compare him to. Not Nikola Jokic or Luka Doncic or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who for all their offensive gifts can't turn the interior of the defense into a black hole. Not Giannis Antetokounmpo or Anthony Davis, who for all their versatility can't ascend into a trance of pure jump shooting.

[Indomitable]

This does not improve my opinion of him and honestly I think it's a bad message to send. I get it, you experienced some bad trauma and have regrets. I don't mean to be crass but go ahead and join the rest of us in this thing we call life. What you can't do is emotionally shut down forever and refuse to process your experiences. That leaves you a prisoner of your past and will poison anything you try to do.

I feel for you Joel, I really do. I lost a very close cousin to a drunk driver in my teens so I do understand. But as an adult and especially as a man, you have to find your way through that stuff one way or another.

Not everyone understands how to cope with trauma, and if they do, it might take them a while to understand falling into those habits of acceptance/denial is triggered by the Unconscious as a means to survive. That being said, I agree with what you said.

So he is an emotionally stunted 31 year old man.

[Indomitable]

Lol GB foaming at the mouth on this article. Never change. This is a perfect reflection of society right now. Complete lack of empathy.

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I will when it deserves it. He is an immature man child. That is all I got out of the article.

[Peak Brunson]

I think the article actually does a good job of confronting the sort of pity party aspect of Embiid s personality and why confronting that is a logical next step he needs to take. About as well as an article can do.

The negative reaction to this piece just proves how heartless and really dehumanizing the view of today’s NBA players are among fans specifically online ones. It’s rather sad.

When you do a lot of things to get people to not like you they aren't just going flip because you say some stuff. You need to earn the good rep just like you earned the bad one.

Its obvious that Joel has a hard time with people not liking him, he wants to change that, which is good I guess. Its very unfortunate that he thinks this is the way to do it. I think he genuinely needs a mentor, a good man to show him what a good man is, its never too late

But that's the thing, he just never had one, this is a guy that came from Cameroon late and started basketball very late. Probably Bill Self was his best mentor but that was just 1 season and then he was thrown into a dysfunctional tanking team where he was asked to be the franchise player from day 1 instead of being groomed to be one in a few years.

[chudak]

I understand his fear of answering the phone. I received one of those calls late at night with my phone on vibrate and I picked it up. One of the worse calls of my life. Night calls are dreadful.

I understand this and feel sorry that it happened of course

Would be nice if he did not throw Ben Simmons who was dealing with anxiety under the buss then though