He had absolutely zero business playing 30 mins in that game and would have probably played 36 if not for the injury.
Nurse should have sat his ass after the third.
Loose_Mix_447
It’s on medical staff for clearing him but it’s also on the 8 year veteran MVP for pushing it. If Embiid says he can’t go then he sits PERIOD. Otherwise someone is getting fired. What is on Nurse is not going to bat for your guy in the presser. Call the NBA out for the minimum game rule bullshit. Carlisle did that for Hali. Tell the truth that Embiid feels like he has to play hurt not only for a chance at MVP and All NBA but also to avoid nasty ridicule and media backlash! Assholes on ESPN have been trashing him for not playing hurt all week long! Sixers are clearly lying and downplaying everything to not fuck up our trade leverage before the deadline. It’s so frustrating to watch as a fan.
Banana_Pete
I was at the game and Embiid didn’t take pre-game shots until the Warriors starters were being announced. He took like 8 mid range jumpers and bricked maybe all but 2. Also looked fairly gingerly.
The game was way worse though and we all saw that. I just don’t get how fans can observe a player playing suboptimally, clearly in pain, but coaching staffs rarely throttle their usage due to those same observations. It’s like the PT teams set a minutes restriction and suggested usage patterns, then the coaches adhere to that as closely as possible without batting a lash.
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He had absolutely zero business playing 30 mins in that game and would have probably played 36 if not for the injury.
Nurse should have sat his ass after the third.
It’s on medical staff for clearing him but it’s also on the 8 year veteran MVP for pushing it. If Embiid says he can’t go then he sits PERIOD. Otherwise someone is getting fired. What is on Nurse is not going to bat for your guy in the presser. Call the NBA out for the minimum game rule bullshit. Carlisle did that for Hali. Tell the truth that Embiid feels like he has to play hurt not only for a chance at MVP and All NBA but also to avoid nasty ridicule and media backlash! Assholes on ESPN have been trashing him for not playing hurt all week long!
Sixers are clearly lying and downplaying everything to not fuck up our trade leverage before the deadline. It’s so frustrating to watch as a fan.
I was at the game and Embiid didn’t take pre-game shots until the Warriors starters were being announced. He took like 8 mid range jumpers and bricked maybe all but 2. Also looked fairly gingerly.
The game was way worse though and we all saw that. I just don’t get how fans can observe a player playing suboptimally, clearly in pain, but coaching staffs rarely throttle their usage due to those same observations. It’s like the PT teams set a minutes restriction and suggested usage patterns, then the coaches adhere to that as closely as possible without batting a lash.