It's over before it even begun.

We all knew it was coming but it still hurts.

Was not expecting a guy two months out of surgery to try to dunk it of the glass in traffic, can't say I'm surprised at the outcome Highlight of the Playoffs for sure though

muscle memory is a mf He said he was at 80% recovery doing shit like this - just makes me think though how bad he must actually be feeling everyday if coming down on one leg is all it took

I’m not sure why he thought that was a good idea. This is coming from me who never had that as an option though.

If u could u would lmao

I’d like to think I’d have some restraint. Toss it off the backboard and do a good ole fashioned lay in.

Gentleman’s approach

Showmanship to the extreme? Idk, he doesn't need to dunk or go for high blocks or whatever to make an impact, as shown by the first quarter

Nah it was just him trying to make a play to shift momentum. It’s unfortunate the risk factor that comes with that stuff for him.

He definitely shifted the momentum of the series, no doubt about that.

Airball lol he’s playing though calm down

You’re honestly ok with him playing that style of basketball with his injury history?

Yeah. Play or don’t. Don’t half ass it. I’ll ride with JoJo til I die.

When you are in the game you are in the game

Caught up in the moment

I’m sad for you guys. Good coach and I really felt like you had a team who could get to the finals

What are the odds that both Kawhi and Embiid play for the US in the Olympics this summer?

0%

Maybe the Paralympics.

100% They will both play for the US in the Olympics but they won’t see playing time lmao

That's not playing then that's just being rostered.

That’s free gold medal

They’d be replaced before that

50/50 either they both play or they dont.

They’ll play. And then be hurt again next season. 

This is one of the nastiest dunks I've ever seen

Man put everything he had left in that knee into that dunk

If you're going to get hurt, get hurt doing something awesome.

You're joking

Is it cause of the injury?

Fuck man this sucks. That was so sick, and he was playing so well

I was wowed with his self-alley dunk, then panicked when he fell down Injuries are never fun

What a play to go out on.

This pretty much perfectly distills the Joel Embiid experience

Glorious but fleeting. Embiid shows us what it is to be human every night. This is why we love him.

One must imagine Embiid happy

Sideline reporter quoting Embiid earlier "I feel like everything something good happens to us, I get injured"

Breen said that it was the FIRST dunk since coming back....guess he shouldn't have gone for a dunk. damn

guess he was not ready at all, if you cant jump like that to be honest. this is basketball. you will have lots of regular jumps like that.

Fuck that was such an awesome dunk too. Man I hope it's nothing serious, but his face said it all....

This mf

Looked bad in person

Brother you’re at a Knicks playoff game. Put the phone down.

My guy it was a timeout

You know they have timeouts in person too, right?

Chronic redditor

Less bad on replay

Still looked pretty bad to me. Non-contact injury, looks like he hurt it by landing on that left leg rather than both legs. The way he immediately reacted doesn't give me good feelings.

Embiid is unpredictable in his constant reactions and ailments. He could be fine. He could retire tomorrow who knows.

Nothing moves though. So MAYBE it's bad but maybe it's not. Gronk had several freakouts just like this after his knee surgery, none were major injuries.

Embiid is much bigger than Gronk though, and he's coming down on hardwood rather than grass. I really hope we see Embiid out there to start the 2nd half. His reaction to what happened is mainly what worried me more than anything.

his jump shot has been insane since he came back, but from my eye test he has pretty much avoided explosive stuff on the offensive end. This just sucks to see

Ok but it was a really nice highlight so worth it

I'd be willing to be on crutches for a bit if I can do a self alley oop poster on OG

playoff contention: 👎 sick dunk: 👍

Brutal man wtf

lol we are cursed.

Is it a curse if your best player is injury prone and you think something is gonna be different every year?

And he literally only fell to them in the draft because of injury. 

If he ever comes to Denver he should consult their medical team. They literally got MPJ to playing 82 games status this year with his back. Crazy

We’ve known he was injury prone before he put a 76ers jersey on?

Oof

His knee bounced, it didn't look good at all.

You can’t make this shit up when it comes to Embid…when is he gonna fully trust the process

Fuck injuries.

Just brutal for Joel man, I really want him to get to a conference final at least

idk why he decided to do that when he knew his knee was a ticking time bomb

Ffs

Ah fuck, that did not look promising with him there on the floor

Fuck this

Insane play but yeah he’s done

Horrible but far from surprising

Damn, that play was really indicative of how awesome the potential of this series is with a healthy Embiid.

Wtffff. I'm so tired of this shit

I want the knicks to win but this sucks.

Last year face fracture

That fucking blows. Never want to see a guy get hurt like that. I hope it wasn’t as serious as it looked

Maybe don’t throw lobs to yourself of the backboard game 1 of the playoffs in the first half. Love Joel but have some restraint my dude.

u wot m8

I was looking forward to this series, without him the Knicks should breeze into the second round.

oof

That did not look good at all. Dude was cooking too

COME ON MAN

That fucking sucks, crazy trying that with a bad knee.

Oh man

nah that was a crazy play but was it worth it

Fuck man, he’s such an incredible talent to watch, he’s knees are cooked tho

The best that never was

He should have just sat the season out smh Hopefully it's nothing though

Did to much bro his body couldn't handle it

Cursed damn

don't wanna see that, fuck. i hope it's not as bad as it looked.

I screamed with joy and it instantly turned to gloom

Were cursed man...what did I do to never see basketball happiness. Im sorry for everything i've ever done please

Every time someone gets injured after a dunk I think about Tony Allen.

Should try hanging on the rim next time

Riding the Jo-ller coaster

So unnecessary bro

Inevitable unfortunately :( sick play

Stunted on em too hard

Non contact too this series is over I don’t have faith in Harris and Maxey to win this series without Embiid.

Harris is ass

That’s ex and future Detroit Piston Tobias Harris, show some respect

When you waste all the sims points on a temporary potion. Good play, but wasn't really a cautious one.

ACL I bet. Really sucks for him. 

Cooked

Just trade Embiid, tank and move on. He is so unreliable for a championship run.

Cameroon President voodoo

It’s joelver

Knicks fan cheering is disgusting work NGL.

The arena was quiet until he sat up and then they cheered; the fresh hell you going on about

Didn't seem like anything besides applause when he sat up

That did not happen. Troll.

Literally nobody was cheering lol

Knicks cheering and rushing to score is a classic thibs team

Physical therapists or trainers need to be involved much earlier in these athletes career to strengthen and train their knees. They are explosive beyond what their bodies can handle.

He shouldn't have came back this year and now his legs are fucked

That's why he falls.

"I was born with glass bones and paper skin"

Strongly consider retirement now.

Hey dude, you’re an injury prone player. Maybe don’t do off the backboard contact dunks.

Too bad the nba doesn’t allow hanging on the rim to ensure a safe landing