For people talking about Embiid “not wanting” Nurse or how it’s bad to hire him because of their “beef” a reminder of what Dan Burke said about Embiid pre-76ers: “I hate that team. I think Embiid gets away with a bunch of crap the league ignores. It would’ve been a good one to just walk away from.”

Source: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/sixers-defense-joel-embiid-dan-burke-nba-pick-and-roll-defense

> “I hate that team,” Burke said. “I really wanted to win that game. I think Embiid gets away with a bunch of crap the league ignores. It would’ve been a good one to just walk away from.”

> A Pacers assistant since 1997, Burke joined Doc Rivers’ coaching staff this offseason and is now establishing a relationship with a player he once detested.

>”We’re great,” Embiid said Thursday. “I think he’s a great guy. We’ve actually been very close since he got here. I think him and the whole coaching staff are going to look at me to kind of be the driving force of our defense, especially when we talk about being the Defensive Player of the Year. Just making sure we have the best defense in the league, protecting the rim. The past couple years when I’ve been on the floor, we’ve always had, most likely, the best defense in the league. They’re going to look for me to keep it going and keep that same energy.

>”As far as the comments, it’s easy to say stuff when you’re playing against somebody. I’m sure nobody likes to play against me because all I do is either score or get fouled. I know the rules and stuff, and I just take advantage and play my game based on that. If someone wants to reach, I’m going to get fouled and I’m going to get to the free throw line. It’s harder when you play against somebody that plays that way, but when you’re actually on the same team, I’m sure he’s going to love it. We’re going to get fouls, we’re going to foul people out, we’re going to get to the free throw line, we’re going to score a lot of points. It’s going to be fun.”

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