Olympic Gold Medalist Joel Embiid using up his PTO to start the season. Expected to miss several games. NBA Launching Investigation.

[GoldenGlove]

What is the league investigating about this exactly?

 

[jdubnyce]

What is the league investigating about this exactly?

Conduct detrimental to the.....league

 

[CHICAGO]

And his career ended 5 seasons early

THATS HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO WORK
HE LEFT IT ALL ON THE COURT.

WHO CARES IF YOU PLAY 17-18 YRS
AND YOU AINT WINNING shyt?

BRON/KD/STEPH STILL
PLAYING AT A DECENT LEVEL
IS COOL BUT nikkaS BARELY MAKING
THE PLAYOFFS.

KAWHI HAS HAD A "LONGER" CAREER
THAN BIRD/MAGIC/ZEKE/BULLS MJ

YOU JUST SUPPORT ROBBERY
OVER DOING YOUR JOB


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[Cladyclad]

THATS HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO WORK
HE LEFT IT ALL ON THE COURT.

WHO CARES IF YOU PLAY 17-18 YRS
AND YOU AINT WINNING shyt?

BRON/KD/STEPH STILL
PLAYING AT A DECENT LEVEL
IS COOL BUT nikkaS BARELY MAKING
THE PLAYOFFS.

KAWHI HAS HAD A "LONGER" CAREER
THAN BIRD/MAGIC/ZEKE/BULLS MJ

YOU JUST SUPPORT ROBBERY
OVER DOING YOUR JOB


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How is it a robbery when the team is the one who making him do it

And playing at decent level

Those 3 guys are still top 10 players

 

[ORDER_66]

damn it's like he doesnt want to play at all... You made your money just retire...

I dont get basketball players especially millionaires that dont want play but DONT want to retire either...Looking at YOU bytch ass ben simmons

 

[CHICAGO]

How is it a robbery when the team is the one who making him do it

And playing at decent level

Those 3 guys are still top 10 players

THEYRE ROBBING THE CONSUMERS
WHO PAY FOR THE GAMES
AND THE FANS WHO WATCH THE GAMES
FROM HOME WHICH ALLOWS
THEM TO GET THESE TV DEALS.

LIKE I SAID DECENT.
ONE GOT SWEPT IN THE FIRST ROUND
ONE LOST 4-1 IN THE FIRST ROUND
AND ONE DIDNT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME.

GUYS LIKE MJ/STOCKTON/MALONE/REGGIE/DUNCAN ETC
COULD HAVE PLAYED WELL INTO THEIR 40S
BUT nikkaS DIDNT RECEIVE TROPHYS
FOR PLAYING AT AN OLD AGE
nikkaS WANTED TO WIN.


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[calh45]

He can load manage all he wants. At the end of the day, it’s the organization who looks stupid in all of this. They’re the ones that gave him that ridiculous extension, and they’re the ones who decided to put it out there that Embiid would be missing games to start the season and would not be playing in back to backs for the rest of his career, when they didn’t have to. Embiid is an unlike able clown, and it’s easy to hate on him and joke about him, but ultimately the organization deserves the blame for how they’ve handled this situation. The organization could’ve put their foot down and prevented him from playing in the Olympics, if they were so concerned about his health, but they screwed that up too. Embiid is a bytch ass nygga for a lot of reasons, but the Sixers org is just as clownish and dysfunctional for getting to this point.

This.

He already seemed like he was doing the Shaq "playing his way into shape" strategy instead of working out, but folks are always going to defend him because he has a weird amount of defenders. It's wild he's able to say this publicly without it being a directive from the team, but if they allow then alright. I don't think any player who has his attitude is going to win one because he's deciding he plays too much during the regular season. Kawhi had 2 and 2 Finals MVP. Tim had at least 2 or 3 before Pop was sitting him and Manu and Parker.

If I'm a Sixers fan I'd be pissed if this ain't the year that the organization starts acting like it's Maxey's team.

 

[Cladyclad]

THEYRE ROBBING THE CONSUMERS
WHO PAY FOR THE GAMES
AND THE FANS WHO WATCH THE GAMES
FROM HOME WHICH ALLOWS
THEM TO GET THESE TV DEALS.

LIKE I SAID DECENT.
ONE GOT SWEPT IN THE FIRST ROUND
ONE LOST 4-1 IN THE FIRST ROUND
AND ONE DIDNT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME.

GUYS LIKE MJ/STOCKTON/MALONE/REGGIE/DUNCAN ETC
COULD HAVE PLAYED WELL INTO THEIR 40S
BUT nikkaS DIDNT RECEIVE TROPHYS
FOR PLAYING AT AN OLD AGE
nikkaS WANTED TO WIN.


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None of the names u mentioned could play in their 40s and not been bench warmers

You buy tickets for the team not player. If u want to see a player buy tickets the day of.

 

[CHICAGO]

None of the names u mentioned could play in their 40s and not been bench warmers

You buy tickets for the team not player. If u want to see a player buy tickets the day of.

MJ/STOCKTON/MALONE
WERE LITERALLY STARTERS IN THEIR 40S.

DO YOU EVEN WATCH SPORTS
OR JUST POST TO TROLL EVERY FORUM?



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[Cladyclad]

MJ/STOCKTON/MALONE
WERE LITERALLY STARTERS IN THEIR 40S.

DO YOU EVEN WATCH SPORTS
OR JUST POST TO TROLL EVERY FORUM?



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MJ was one of least efficient players his last season

If Karl came back the next season he would been playing 10 minutes a game

Those dudes were washed and living off their name

 

[CHICAGO]

MJ was one of least efficient players his last season

If Karl came back the next season he would been playing 10 minutes a game

Those dudes were washed and living off their name

20 PTS ON 45% FG
WAS ONE OF THE LEAST EFFICIENT PLAYERS



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[Jazzy B.]

They could load manage him for all 82 games and he would STILL break down in the playoffs

 

[Cladyclad]

20 PTS ON 45% FG
WAS ONE OF THE LEAST EFFICIENT PLAYERS



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Shooting almost 19 times to score 20 is fukking terrible

 

[CHICAGO]

Shooting almost 19 times to score 20 is fukking terrible

IT WAS THE DEAD BALL ERA
WHEN THE MOST PHYSICAL DEFENSE EVER
WAS ALLOWED.

I HOPE YOURE NOT COMPARING
THESE INFLATED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
NUMBERS TO THE NUMBERS FROM
THAT ERA.

MJ PUTTING UP 25 + ON
50% FG IF YOU CANT TOUCH HIM



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[Cladyclad]

IT WAS THE DEAD BALL ERA
WHEN THE MOST PHYSICAL DEFENSE EVER
WAS ALLOWED.

I HOPE YOURE NOT COMPARING
THESE INFLATED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
NUMBERS TO THE NUMBERS FROM
THAT ERA.

MJ PUTTING UP 25 + ON
50% FG IF YOU CANT TOUCH HIM



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No im comparing him to players the same season