After the Sixers’ playoff-ending Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics, Joel Embiid took the high road and praised fans at TD Bank Garden who, among other things, had shouted, “Embiid sucks!” during the game.
“When the fans told me I suck, I just want to show them that, you know, I don’t,” Embiid said. “I’m much better than you guys think. And I know they know that, too. But it’s just fun to do. In the third quarter, that’s when they were doing it, and I felt like I needed to take over.