[Wojnarowski] The showdown of MVP frontrunners is off tonight: Sixers are ruling out Joel Embiid (calf) vs. Nikola Jokic and Nuggets. Embiid attempted to work out this morning, but team is taking a precautionary approach given density of recent schedule.
ESPN Reporting with @Ramonashelburne: The showdown of MVP frontrunners is off tonight: Sixers are ruling out Joel Embiid (calf) vs. Nikola Jokic and Nuggets. Embiid attempted to work out this morning, but team is taking a precautionary approach given density of recent schedule.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 27, 2023
by SPARKisnumber1
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For fucks sake. There goes the man’s MVP.
The fuck
Damn, not a great look after that article came out today.
I wonder if the high altitude plays a role. This is an absolute bummer
Hard to say what this means for Embiid’s mvp case, but hopefully we get a rematch in the finals
Well that’s disappointing
Damn, nuggets fans should be happy because they just avoided another 50 piece being dropped on jokic
Man I love Embiid but you can’t talk all that shit in the interview this morning and then sit out against Jokic
Honestly shocked. Just makes him look soft after today’s article
We should rest Harden then too. Protect their health for the playoffs.
…I mean. Fine I guess. Don’t play Harden either.
I recommend if you want to keep your sanity stay away from /r/NBA after this. Filled with diseases..
bummer but if he’s legit about wanting post season success more than the mvp then can’t really blame him
i can’t defend this one. this is a bad look especially after that article gets released today. jesus man
3 games in 4 nights, so I guess I understand it? But man what terrible timing. For the first time ever, this really does embiid look really soft.
dude he cant sit out this game
chams really picked an awful time to drop that article holy shit
why the fuck did he play against the suns
Terrible look.
Why on earth would they play him B2B on the road….
the decisions this franchise make are mind boggling to say the least.
it’s funny how denver fans think he’s scared of their boy. dropped 50 against him no problem last time. jokic can’t guard him
The game isn’t nationally televised and he already spanked Jokic H2H. Giannis missed a game against Denver and the Bucks destroyed them but no one talks about that
Such bullshit. They threw this man out there on a west coast back to back and NOW they want to be precautionary in a game that literally was going to decide MVP. Chalk it up fellas. Jokic has once again won the award
So you play him on a back to back without harden but you rest him today of all games???
Shoulda skipped the Suns game then.
Incredibly lame and weak.
Also shoutout to the fucking NBA schedule makers for having a late season game between the last TWO SEASONS mvp and runner-up be the 3rd game in 4 nights for one of the teams. Great example of how NOT to successfully market your product
Rivers completely mishandled this, should of sat Embiid against Phoenix. Wouldn’t be surprised if he loses MVP again now.
I hate how every spring it feels like this shit happens.
Massive L after playing on back to backs in which we lose both. Such a sixers thing to go from rolling to complete catastrophe in a matter of games.
So so so so so so sooooo disappointed right now 😩
I’m legit about to take a walk 🤦
That article came at such an odd ass time wtf
His MVP is gone if he’s sitting tonight. They should just accept the 3 seed and rest Joel and Harden a bunch down the stretch.
Man this sucks. I don’t want him playing and risking being healthy for a playoffs, but this could have cemented the MVP.
Good. He already cooked Jokic, nothing more to see.
Wow lol bought tickets for this game months ago figuring there was 0% chance embiid doesn’t play and been looking forward to it for so long. Screw going to NBA games, it’s never worth it, haven’t caught any of the players I’ve ever bought tickets to see
I have tickets to the game tonight. Insanely frustrating. Tickets were expensive. This is not okay
No fucking way, and we wasted him on the suns??
Stay away from r/nba for a week lol
B-Ball Paul rips through Jokic, destroying his case for MVP. Just like we planned it.
Embiid says he doesn’t care about MVP
everyone says he’s full of shit and cares a lot
he sits out a game that would define the MVP race because he’s focusing on playoffs
Everyone says he’s a coward????????????????????????????????????????
please make it make sense
talked all that ish in the article just to duck jokic. not a good look at all
Terrible look. Shame on Doc, shame on Morey. If he needed rest than why not rest him against Suns
This probably isn’t going to be a popular take here:
If Joker had the article come out today of taking pretty direct shots at Embiid without actually naming him and ducked the game due to injury precautions, basically everyone on here would be shitting all the way down his throat. And y’all would be right to do it.
Pretending like it’s somehow different because it’s “your guy” is just dumb. It’s a really bad look. The timing is really unfortunate given the article that came out.
Hopefully they can get a dub without him, but it 100% does look like he’s ducking, even if it’s a legit injury precaution (which I believe it is.)
Joel has nothing to prove, he obliterated Jokic in the previous matchup and really is the best player in the world right now. One seed is not on the table anymore, therefore shutting him down is the right decision with a nagging injury. It sure sucks though.
ITS ALMOST LIKE WHEN HE SAYS HE CARES ABOUT THE PLAYOFFS MORE THAN HIS HEALTH HE ACTUALLY MEANS IT!!! Good god people!!!!!!