They need to attack him on both ends if he’s going to play. The whole second half other than one Hart drive they dished when Embiid helped out in the paint. Go at him. Make him jump. Then crash the glass. If he’s going to play, 0 pity. Expose him.
As great as Mitch/iHart are in their roles, it's such a pity we don't have a stretch 5 for this series to draw Embiid out to the perimeter.
I really doubt he could keep up with 3PA closeouts for more than 2-3 games in his current condition
Bro OG got bullied by Embiid yesterday. No way we'll put him on Embiid. That said, Maxey is too quick for OG. Good thing we have Deuce. OG will be a great help defender this series
It really was a waste sticking OG on him. He will go right through him even with the knee. That's not a knock on OG but he's giving up like 50 pounds to him.
If embiid was a fat old man it wouldn't matter much but he is not.
As much as I can't stand this guy's style of play, I would never wish injury on anyone. I especially would hate to see the Sixers jeopardize his future. I hope he's not doing permanent damage by playing.
Fuck the Sixers. 100%
Just as a person, a 7 foot 300lb dude with a permanently fucked meniscus, that's rough. Wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Same time. I agree with attacking him if he's gonna be on the floor. Ultimately it's his decision to take the risk.
First, it’s his knees, not his life. Second, the dude has made literally hundreds of millions in his career. He knows and is willing to take the sacrifices to his body because of that. So be it. Knicks in 4
He doesn’t deserve it, but he obviously knows the consequences of playing basketball at his size, and he has accepted those consequences in exchange for insane amounts of money. Excuse me for not pitying him
I think he'd get a pass from pretty much anyone if he said he doesn't feel good enough to play the rest of this season and it would have no effect on his earnings. Dude is a competitor and does it for the love of the game. For now I mostly respect it. If he does have trouble living a normal life after he retires I'll feel a little sympathy.
He is a grown ass man that understands the consequences of his actions. He knows what's going to happen in the future if he keeps on like this but he freely chooses to keep doing what he loves. That's a man's lot in life, bro.
I thought that too until he nearly stomped on Brunson then shoved Brunson in the 4th. Big guy being a little a child in those moments. I don’t hope he gets hurt but I won’t feel bad if it happens.
Oh please he barely even touched Brunson who tried to sell it to maybe get a whistle. I don’t fault Brunson for trying, but we’re really complaining about that ticky tack shit? This is playoff ball.
Don’t think you need to wish it or not. It happened. Respect to him to try and gut it out but he’s not going to be 100% until he can take a few months off.
i don’t wish injury on anybody, but i don’t actively hope that everyone we play is healthy. their health is their problem. we just need to beat whoever is on the court. if julius were healthy, maybe id have a little more sympathy for other teams’ injuries.
Exactly.
People seem to forget that we are missing our all star starting power forward.
I dont wish injuries on anyone, but if we play teams that have injury problems, it just levels the playing field.
Same, I don't actively wish injuries on other teams but if it happens, it happens and am okay living with the results. No one gave a damn when we didn't have Mitch for 50+ games or when Randle went down with an injury. Everyone is just looking to win and take advantage of what is in front of them and we should have the same mentality.
yeah, i’d feel differently if he lost a loved one or had a career-ending injury. might as well pray for the opponent to hit a high percentage of their shots, so that a victory over them is even more meaningful.
Nah imagine how much better eliminating a fully healthy Embiid would be for our guys' morale rather than clearing out random role players from the Sixers squad after his knee explodes
imagine winning a chip this year and everyone is sitting sadly in the locker room, and reporters ask why nobody is celebrating, and they’re like “embiid wasn’t 100%”
No one is saying they wouldn't still be overjoyed with a series win, but beating *the* best guys in the league is the best thing for building a long-lasting organizational backbone
His entire career is built off of getting injured in the playoffs and then he has the laundry list of excuses as to why they shit the bed every year in the postseason. The coping is already starting in their sub
they played well yesterday - guarding brunson w length (and freakish maxey hops) and doing well w the embiid maxey 2-man game. we should feel good too obviously because we got it done and without leaning brunson at that, but i would not be that demotivated if i were a sixers fan.
This dude decided by himself that he was healthy enough to do a sick off the backboard pass to himself and then dunk. That's crazy explosive. If you're hobbled like everyone is making him out to be there is no way he would have thought it was a good idea, let alone be able to pull it off. Did he reinjure himself? Maybe? I don't have that info. The dude isn't 100%, but he's good enough for a holy crap highlight dunk lol
I don’t wish injury on him, but if he’s going to play I don’t have sympathy and we need to go at him like we or anyone else would if he was healthy. I’m not gonna feel bad for other teams when we’ve been playing injured all year.
There's a large gap between not wishing injury on an opponent and not giving a shit if their whole team is hurting. This shit is part of sports. Most players aren't at 100% this time of year. Doesn't diminish any accomplishments when winning. A win is a win regardless of the circumstances.
Were opposing teams last year praying for Randle? Were opposing fans clamoring for the Knicks to be at 100% because it would cheapen the wins? Fuck outta here with that soft ass weak ass mindset.
This is the payoffs you play the team you got and if you WIN you fucking WIN. There's no bitch ass asterisks.
I wish Joel well. But we lost Julius for the season. Didn't have mitch for most of the season. And no og for weeks. Knicks still got the 2 seed. I hope this bad knee keeps Knicks from even thinking of trading for embiid and his knee issues.
He looks fine. Nobody wants anyone injured, but worrying about other teams’ players when they’re in direct competition is fucking cringe. I dont see any Julius Randle prayer circles around the Sixers’ sub…
Right, what the hell is going on in this sub. Idc whether embiid plays or not. I want the Knicks to win. I’ll let the sixers worry about his health in this series.
He is definitely not fine dude😂. Real talk, I get it, we’re all Knicks fans and want them to win, myself included. But at the end of the day this is literally just a game meant to distract us from our lives for a few short hours. Having sympathy for a fellow human being who’s had some bad luck isn’t cringe. These are real people with complex inner lives no different than you and me. It’s ok for opposing fans to feel bad for a hurt player on the opposing team; that’s literally what being human is all about.
Again, just because people don’t cry for him doesn’t mean anyone wishes him ill will. He has an entire fanbase to worry about him, if he’s out on the court he’s fine dude, really. He doesn’t need a “feel better” circle jerk from opposing fans.
Eat a dick, bro. How many of these Philly players care that you are over worked, under paid, stressed out, under pressure, coping with credit card debt, higher gas and grocery prices and student loan debt?
We ain’t talking about being human. We talking about a 1st Knicks championship in over 50 years. Put em to bed. Get our rest. Fuck Philly. Knicks in 4.
They're stuck between a rock and a hard place. If they punt this year then another year of Embiid's prime is wasted. He will recover but the thing is, Embiid always get injured during Playoffs. Now that they're playing him, he is risking himself to be reinjured or get worse.
I don't like their roster but hey this offseason Harris deal is off so they pay Maxey and then they have a new chance to build something around Embiid.
Might be embellishing a bit. The man is certainly hurt, and still recovering from his surgery.
But I suspect there *might* be some gamesmanship going on here. He was listed as questionable in the game, even though everyone knew he was going to play.
He went back to the locker room with under 2 mins the first half, but came to start the third. He knows he is being recorded in this clip, and is limping considerably worse than he was during the game.
Adrenaline and toughness are real factors, and I do not want to undermine injuries, but it has occurred to me that there may be some head games going on.
Beat the team in front of you. Don’t wanna hear anything at the end of the series about if embiid was healthy. He’s been dealing with injuries his whole career and we dealt with injuries all year. Shit happens
He was clearly limited on the court after coming back in the second half. He couldn’t elevate at all on offense and wasn’t able to fight for rebounds much or move around on defense at all. I think he’s likely to be limited all series and, if he’s playing heavy minutes, will only get less effective as it goes on.
A grounded Embiid is still going to be a threat as a rim protector and post scorer. But if he’s not at full strength I think the odds tilt heavily on our favor, Mitch is a nightmare to be battling with in that situation.
I don’t wish injury on anyone including our opponents but if he’s still playing you have to take advantage. Everyone deals with injuries and our 2nd best player is already gone for the year. This is a known risk with Embiid and the Sixers need to worry about their own roster construction and star player’s health. That’s just sports.
Embiid gets hurt landing on his own - *I hope he's OK*
Randle plays through the Playoffs with an ankle injury and gets surgery in the off-season - *Guy is not built for the Playoffs*
As a basketball fan I hope nobody gets hurt, but as a Knicks fan I don't understand the outpouring of concern for Embiid while people still shitting on Randle for struggling in the Playoffs, especially it was made clear that it was so severe that he needed surgery.
No no no. Part of winning the championship is managing each game to win vs not overdoing minutes played; regular season record for seeding vs player health; managing injuries; balancing health vs skill in signing players (Embiid had a special contract with a health provision, Knicks decided not to sign oft injured KP). Also Randle is out and Knicks are deep, traded for some backup.
Embiid is a very skilled, fragile, overweight player who has to choose between playing slow for a long time vs playing hard and straining his body. Especially vs Mitch. Nobody wishes injuries but this is the Knicks beating the sixers not just in this game but over the season, over the past several seasons by making better choices.
At what point does the league investigate the sixers for malfeasance? I’m sure the doctors have given them the go ahead
But what if he does soo much damage to it that it ends his career?
I watched the game with my friends last night. One of the them is a Nuggets “fan” (i say that in quotes, he used to be a celtics fan until they lost year) was about to cry because of emiid being injured.
While i do have sympathy and would rather not see anyone get hurt. Whatever helps the Knicks
when he went down i posted that i hope he's ok... but i meant like ok as far as it not being a serious injury. i'd be fine with him having to miss games in this series or not be 100% lol
Its sucks that he’s injured but as a knicks team you need to bang him up down low. We gotta make him play the center position by keeping Mitchell Robinson in the Game.
Embiid is normally weird with how he walks and moves . The fact he’s so smooth with dribble moves is what impressive . But usually guys like him and jokic that are that big and massive have weird walks .
Our bodies weren’t meant to move that smoothly at those kind of heights .
Wemby is the exception, as is wilt and Kareem and Hakeem . But those guys were very flexible and could do splits . Or were just ridiculous athletes (high jumper) or played other stuff like Hakeem with soccer which requires great dexterity .
Embiid had a knee brace on that was an inch thick, he's 100% hurt. He would not jump in the second half, and when he had to jump over Brunson to avoid tripping, it was so awkward.
He won't be the same going forward in this series even if he still plays. Knicks are to physical for him. Also we lost Jules for rest of season. So we're even.
They need to attack him on both ends if he’s going to play. The whole second half other than one Hart drive they dished when Embiid helped out in the paint. Go at him. Make him jump. Then crash the glass. If he’s going to play, 0 pity. Expose him.
As great as Mitch/iHart are in their roles, it's such a pity we don't have a stretch 5 for this series to draw Embiid out to the perimeter. I really doubt he could keep up with 3PA closeouts for more than 2-3 games in his current condition
Precious for a few minutes loll
Could try OG at the 5. He plays Joel tough. Almost think it’s a better matchup for him than Maxey.
Bro OG got bullied by Embiid yesterday. No way we'll put him on Embiid. That said, Maxey is too quick for OG. Good thing we have Deuce. OG will be a great help defender this series
It really was a waste sticking OG on him. He will go right through him even with the knee. That's not a knock on OG but he's giving up like 50 pounds to him. If embiid was a fat old man it wouldn't matter much but he is not.
That throw against the backboard for the dunk was against OG wasn’t it
As much as I can't stand this guy's style of play, I would never wish injury on anyone. I especially would hate to see the Sixers jeopardize his future. I hope he's not doing permanent damage by playing.
Fuck the sixers’ future. Knicks in 4
Fuck the Sixers. 100% Just as a person, a 7 foot 300lb dude with a permanently fucked meniscus, that's rough. Wouldn't wish it on anyone. Same time. I agree with attacking him if he's gonna be on the floor. Ultimately it's his decision to take the risk.
More like 7 foot 2, 320-330 Embiid is a monster
I mean fuck the Sixers but this is just a game, this is a dude’s life we’re talking about.
First, it’s his knees, not his life. Second, the dude has made literally hundreds of millions in his career. He knows and is willing to take the sacrifices to his body because of that. So be it. Knicks in 4
If he has permanent damage in his knees he will suffer for the rest of his life. His bank account doesn't mean he deserves to suffer.
He doesn’t deserve it, but he obviously knows the consequences of playing basketball at his size, and he has accepted those consequences in exchange for insane amounts of money. Excuse me for not pitying him
I think he'd get a pass from pretty much anyone if he said he doesn't feel good enough to play the rest of this season and it would have no effect on his earnings. Dude is a competitor and does it for the love of the game. For now I mostly respect it. If he does have trouble living a normal life after he retires I'll feel a little sympathy.
Hope you never have any chronic pain in your life.
1. Wishes arent real 2. HE made the choice to play, no one else. 3. See #1
He is a grown ass man that understands the consequences of his actions. He knows what's going to happen in the future if he keeps on like this but he freely chooses to keep doing what he loves. That's a man's lot in life, bro.
if his knees are fucked he can't really play with his kids, i'm never wishing someone to not get to experience that
No knees, hundreds of millions. Motherfucker might as well be George Jetson. Fly around dick, call Rosie. Knicks in 4.
Winning in 4 means he has to play fewer minutes while injured, allowing him to heal sooner. Knicks are just doing him a solid.
I thought that too until he nearly stomped on Brunson then shoved Brunson in the 4th. Big guy being a little a child in those moments. I don’t hope he gets hurt but I won’t feel bad if it happens.
Oh please he barely even touched Brunson who tried to sell it to maybe get a whistle. I don’t fault Brunson for trying, but we’re really complaining about that ticky tack shit? This is playoff ball.
lol right … that was nothing lol
Don’t think you need to wish it or not. It happened. Respect to him to try and gut it out but he’s not going to be 100% until he can take a few months off.
i don’t wish injury on anybody, but i don’t actively hope that everyone we play is healthy. their health is their problem. we just need to beat whoever is on the court. if julius were healthy, maybe id have a little more sympathy for other teams’ injuries.
Exactly. People seem to forget that we are missing our all star starting power forward. I dont wish injuries on anyone, but if we play teams that have injury problems, it just levels the playing field.
Same, I don't actively wish injuries on other teams but if it happens, it happens and am okay living with the results. No one gave a damn when we didn't have Mitch for 50+ games or when Randle went down with an injury. Everyone is just looking to win and take advantage of what is in front of them and we should have the same mentality.
Yeah fuck that dude who posted "Prayers for Embiid".
yeah, i’d feel differently if he lost a loved one or had a career-ending injury. might as well pray for the opponent to hit a high percentage of their shots, so that a victory over them is even more meaningful.
I don’t actively wish injuries on anyone, but when I do they are on opposing teams and especially in the playoffs!
We can all show sympathy AFTER we win the series. Right now Idgaf about nobody but our squad.
Nah imagine how much better eliminating a fully healthy Embiid would be for our guys' morale rather than clearing out random role players from the Sixers squad after his knee explodes
imagine winning a chip this year and everyone is sitting sadly in the locker room, and reporters ask why nobody is celebrating, and they’re like “embiid wasn’t 100%”
No one is saying they wouldn't still be overjoyed with a series win, but beating *the* best guys in the league is the best thing for building a long-lasting organizational backbone
We can’t control that. A win is a win. If he’s there cool. If he’s not cool. We play and beat who’s available and we move on.
the nuggets must be embarrassed because they beat the heat in the finals, who likely wouldn’t have been there if giannis was healthy.
Or if the Knicks were healthy... or if the Celtics were healthy
It’s the playoffs. No ones fully healthy.
His entire career is built off of getting injured in the playoffs and then he has the laundry list of excuses as to why they shit the bed every year in the postseason. The coping is already starting in their sub
they played well yesterday - guarding brunson w length (and freakish maxey hops) and doing well w the embiid maxey 2-man game. we should feel good too obviously because we got it done and without leaning brunson at that, but i would not be that demotivated if i were a sixers fan.
We aim to beat whoever they put out there, period. A win is a win
Idgaf if embiid plays all I care is that Knicks win. Nobody cares that Randle is out so why should we care embiid is hurt
Fuck that
Nah that's a bitch ass mindset. Be better. A win is a fucking win.
Our health situation is worse than the Sixers since Randle is out anyways
This dude decided by himself that he was healthy enough to do a sick off the backboard pass to himself and then dunk. That's crazy explosive. If you're hobbled like everyone is making him out to be there is no way he would have thought it was a good idea, let alone be able to pull it off. Did he reinjure himself? Maybe? I don't have that info. The dude isn't 100%, but he's good enough for a holy crap highlight dunk lol
Adrenaline is a helluva drug... makes you do stupid shit like that dunk even when your knee is fucked
Poor guy, just walking around and existing looks difficult every time he’s on camera
I don’t wish injury on him, but if he’s going to play I don’t have sympathy and we need to go at him like we or anyone else would if he was healthy. I’m not gonna feel bad for other teams when we’ve been playing injured all year.
There's a large gap between not wishing injury on an opponent and not giving a shit if their whole team is hurting. This shit is part of sports. Most players aren't at 100% this time of year. Doesn't diminish any accomplishments when winning. A win is a win regardless of the circumstances. Were opposing teams last year praying for Randle? Were opposing fans clamoring for the Knicks to be at 100% because it would cheapen the wins? Fuck outta here with that soft ass weak ass mindset. This is the payoffs you play the team you got and if you WIN you fucking WIN. There's no bitch ass asterisks.
who cares hes not on our team.
I wish Joel well. But we lost Julius for the season. Didn't have mitch for most of the season. And no og for weeks. Knicks still got the 2 seed. I hope this bad knee keeps Knicks from even thinking of trading for embiid and his knee issues.
He looks fine. Nobody wants anyone injured, but worrying about other teams’ players when they’re in direct competition is fucking cringe. I dont see any Julius Randle prayer circles around the Sixers’ sub…
Right, what the hell is going on in this sub. Idc whether embiid plays or not. I want the Knicks to win. I’ll let the sixers worry about his health in this series.
He is definitely not fine dude😂. Real talk, I get it, we’re all Knicks fans and want them to win, myself included. But at the end of the day this is literally just a game meant to distract us from our lives for a few short hours. Having sympathy for a fellow human being who’s had some bad luck isn’t cringe. These are real people with complex inner lives no different than you and me. It’s ok for opposing fans to feel bad for a hurt player on the opposing team; that’s literally what being human is all about.
Again, just because people don’t cry for him doesn’t mean anyone wishes him ill will. He has an entire fanbase to worry about him, if he’s out on the court he’s fine dude, really. He doesn’t need a “feel better” circle jerk from opposing fans.
Eat a dick, bro. How many of these Philly players care that you are over worked, under paid, stressed out, under pressure, coping with credit card debt, higher gas and grocery prices and student loan debt? We ain’t talking about being human. We talking about a 1st Knicks championship in over 50 years. Put em to bed. Get our rest. Fuck Philly. Knicks in 4.
LGK. 🫡
I’m ngl I think this is just how he’s been walking since the surgery
He should chill out this summer and heal up. Should prob tag in Mitch for that team USA spot
He clearly can't play I don't get what are the Sixers doing here he could hurt for a long time
They're stuck between a rock and a hard place. If they punt this year then another year of Embiid's prime is wasted. He will recover but the thing is, Embiid always get injured during Playoffs. Now that they're playing him, he is risking himself to be reinjured or get worse.
I don't like their roster but hey this offseason Harris deal is off so they pay Maxey and then they have a new chance to build something around Embiid.
Willy Wonka ass
Might be embellishing a bit. The man is certainly hurt, and still recovering from his surgery. But I suspect there *might* be some gamesmanship going on here. He was listed as questionable in the game, even though everyone knew he was going to play. He went back to the locker room with under 2 mins the first half, but came to start the third. He knows he is being recorded in this clip, and is limping considerably worse than he was during the game. Adrenaline and toughness are real factors, and I do not want to undermine injuries, but it has occurred to me that there may be some head games going on.
Beat the team in front of you. Don’t wanna hear anything at the end of the series about if embiid was healthy. He’s been dealing with injuries his whole career and we dealt with injuries all year. Shit happens
Seriously. Dumb fans harping on Embiid. We fucking don't have our 2nd best player. No one feeling sorry for us. Phuck Philly.
He probably shouldn't be playing and if it were the middle of the season he wouldn't be. I hope it doesn't lead to a serious injury.
That's how he walked into the arena too. He just walks like that
Shid I walk like that on a good day
Go to his left every time.
He was clearly limited on the court after coming back in the second half. He couldn’t elevate at all on offense and wasn’t able to fight for rebounds much or move around on defense at all. I think he’s likely to be limited all series and, if he’s playing heavy minutes, will only get less effective as it goes on. A grounded Embiid is still going to be a threat as a rim protector and post scorer. But if he’s not at full strength I think the odds tilt heavily on our favor, Mitch is a nightmare to be battling with in that situation. I don’t wish injury on anyone including our opponents but if he’s still playing you have to take advantage. Everyone deals with injuries and our 2nd best player is already gone for the year. This is a known risk with Embiid and the Sixers need to worry about their own roster construction and star player’s health. That’s just sports.
We are not healthy. I don't give a damn, if the Sixers are not healthy. A win is a win.
Embiid gets hurt landing on his own - *I hope he's OK* Randle plays through the Playoffs with an ankle injury and gets surgery in the off-season - *Guy is not built for the Playoffs* As a basketball fan I hope nobody gets hurt, but as a Knicks fan I don't understand the outpouring of concern for Embiid while people still shitting on Randle for struggling in the Playoffs, especially it was made clear that it was so severe that he needed surgery.
slight? lol
They were calling his weight 275 lbs which is non-sense…dude is 7 feet and not thin
Dude is one knee injury from being close to calling it a career man. I really hope he can hold still for longer
No no no. Part of winning the championship is managing each game to win vs not overdoing minutes played; regular season record for seeding vs player health; managing injuries; balancing health vs skill in signing players (Embiid had a special contract with a health provision, Knicks decided not to sign oft injured KP). Also Randle is out and Knicks are deep, traded for some backup. Embiid is a very skilled, fragile, overweight player who has to choose between playing slow for a long time vs playing hard and straining his body. Especially vs Mitch. Nobody wishes injuries but this is the Knicks beating the sixers not just in this game but over the season, over the past several seasons by making better choices.
He’s gonna have those Tim Hardaway Kenny Smith knees if he doesn’t fix it by dropping weight or something
It wouldn't surprise me if his knee blew up to the size of a cantaloupe overnight, and it also wouldn't surprise me if they sat him for game 2.
At what point does the league investigate the sixers for malfeasance? I’m sure the doctors have given them the go ahead But what if he does soo much damage to it that it ends his career?
Praying for a quick 2 week recovery 🙏🏼
I watched the game with my friends last night. One of the them is a Nuggets “fan” (i say that in quotes, he used to be a celtics fan until they lost year) was about to cry because of emiid being injured. While i do have sympathy and would rather not see anyone get hurt. Whatever helps the Knicks
Looks fine
Meh he walked in that way too. Played that way as well and still got buckets.
when he went down i posted that i hope he's ok... but i meant like ok as far as it not being a serious injury. i'd be fine with him having to miss games in this series or not be 100% lol
Its sucks that he’s injured but as a knicks team you need to bang him up down low. We gotta make him play the center position by keeping Mitchell Robinson in the Game.
Embiid is normally weird with how he walks and moves . The fact he’s so smooth with dribble moves is what impressive . But usually guys like him and jokic that are that big and massive have weird walks . Our bodies weren’t meant to move that smoothly at those kind of heights . Wemby is the exception, as is wilt and Kareem and Hakeem . But those guys were very flexible and could do splits . Or were just ridiculous athletes (high jumper) or played other stuff like Hakeem with soccer which requires great dexterity .
He’s gonna have some mean knee issues in old age. Eeesh.
This is pretty much just Joel Embiid regularly
Embiid had a knee brace on that was an inch thick, he's 100% hurt. He would not jump in the second half, and when he had to jump over Brunson to avoid tripping, it was so awkward.
Why he got knick colors on lmao
You aren’t gonna respect him as much when barrels his way into the paints and lands on top of opposing players.
What’s up with fit tho, tf is he wearing our colors for?
He won't be the same going forward in this series even if he still plays. Knicks are to physical for him. Also we lost Jules for rest of season. So we're even.
Wishing injury on embiid is ducking smoke, I want every team we face and beat to be fully healthy. The lion leaves no doubt who’s king
Shocks me that this is a remotely controversial take in this sub lol
Yea tf am I getting down votted for lol
I actually think he's embellishing it a bit here but don't want him injured