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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is having an MVP-caliber season and has led his team to a 46-28 record, which currently has them fourth in the Eastern Conference but just a half-game behind the first-place Boston Celtics.
That’s especially impressive considering Ben Simmons didn’t play a single minute for the Sixers this year.
Embiid recently told The Athletic’s Sam Amick that Simmons’ decision not to play before he was ultimately traded to the Brooklyn Nets in February wore on him and his teammates:
“It was a tough situation to navigate and go through (with Simmons). Even to this day, I don’t have any hard feelings towards everything that happened. But being in my position, having to answer questions about that whole thing every single day, it was kind of draining. And I’m sure it was draining for my teammates. So the drama was pretty crazy, but my whole thing going into the season was to come in and try to be a better leader. In the past, I was trying to lead on the court, by my play, and I was never really focused on off the court and what I could bring to the table. So, you know, I knew the situation we were in, and I didn’t know what was going to happen, so I had to make sure that I brought it off the court and on the court.”
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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