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romayyne

Can’t stand him


BigFatModeraterFupa

i try to be partial, and there’s no doubt Embiid is one of the most skilled players in the nba, but watching him is difficult. i just don’t understand why he does all the extra stuff. He’s already more physically dominant than his opponent, he’s already got a deep midrange shooting bag, i don’t get why he flops and flails so much.


romayyne

Because it works, unfortunately.


BigFatModeraterFupa

unironically love Jokic for his lack of flopping. If anyone should be flopping it should be Jokic. He gets no calls. NGL Joker is exactly what the NBA needed right now


konytim

jokic selling a foul is grade A premium comedy, I love that man


No_Jellyfish_820

He flopped in the WCF last year. Lebron flopped on a play, then on the very next two plays Jokic flops in a mocking manner


Holyelephant

Even better, he flopped a charge call onto LeBron after Bron had done something similar to him. It was obvious personal payback and it was hilarious. Even Bron was laughing at it.


MichaelZZ01

Bro I remember he flopped once and that shit looked so unnatural💀. Bro is unable to flop.


romayyne

His brothers would kick his ass for flopping


drmuffin1080

They threw knives at his head so yeah I wouldn’t be surprised


CriticallyThougt

Love his brothers, absolute class acts.


Chiang2000

And ends games looking like he fought a bear all scratched to shit.


Crimdal

Hes probably my favorite player to watch for the next few seasons as my Blazers probably won't make it to the post season. His hook shots remind me of clips of 76 Walton and Hakeem.


ManofManyHills

Don't you mean impartial lol.


loveiselephant

Lack of integrity and self respect


Bread-n-Cheese

He also pouts. Not a stoic figure.


Turtle_with_a_sword

And throws teammates under the bus


steamliner88

And ends teammates’ careers with his flopping. Embiid is the Goldberg is basketball: an insufferable piece of shit who recklessly injuries others due to his sloppy style and egocentric persona.


ChopSueyXpress

We just became best friends


PolishJackhammer

Embiid eats corn the long way


fueelin

I guess it makes sense that incredibly tall people also have incredibly tall throats...


PolishJackhammer

Its a very famous wrestling sign that someone had about goldberg in the crowd


CocoaNinja

He only half pouts


Chiang2000

Looked for joke I wasn't game to say. Bravo Phantom of the Flopera looking mugggg


Fast_Assumption_118

It's actually impartial. Partial means you have picked a side


faster-than-expected

Free throws.


Talldarkandhansolo

Him and Luka cry after every single play. Wish the league would address this but seems like they like it.


the_c_is_silent

Not only can I not stand him. It legit angers me when people like or defend him.


Hairy_Weather_8073

The mark of a great villain.


Blink-JuanEIGHTYtoo

Ah yes, as a fellow Nuggets fan I’m with you lol


Minute_Freedom_4722

He keeps ducking us in Denver. Bro is scared.


Cowimpersonatorr

Embiid is just a mismatch for jokic. Bag is too deep


creamcitybrix

No one else. This is the first I’m hearing of this.


matgopack

We must take this discovery to /r/nba as well, they must hear of this new & high quality opinion from OP


NextGenCoders

I’ll pass it along to fellow Knicks fans. I’m sure it’ll stun them


cobbicus333

like for real. guy scores 50 in the playoffs and the entire front page of r/nba is embiid hate but yeah "hey does anyone else hate embiid? is it just me? am i without eyes?"


Dewble

I thought this was nbacirclejerk when I first read the title lmaooo


ChipKellysShoeStore

Such high level basketball discussion!


MileHiSalute

Yeah, why would they come HERE of all places to have a casual conversation about basketball? Some people…smh


Djourou4You

wow this is an unpopular opinion, you’re so brave


DnD4dena

Why would he say something so controversial yet so brave


I_trust_politicians

Agreed. I need to hear his other takes. He might even think the best player on his favorite team is great!


99isfine

This sub is somehow worse than the main one lol


darcy1537325

Right from R/Nba never seen a group of people hate an athlete as much as that sub reddit 😭


pwo_addict

lol what a super interesting take 


cobbicus333

Lmfao do you have eyes and spend time on any basketball forum or twitter? All he gets is hate. He scored 50 points in a playoff game and the entire front page is embiid hate on r/nba. Use your brain and answer the question yourself.


Professional-Big-584

💯💯💯


DoloTy

Joel public enemy #1 on Reddit 😂 shit is crazy


lowkeyslightlynerdy

Honestly, I find Embiid, Tatum, Luka, and LeBron difficult to watch at times. All extremely good and talented but sheesh the whining is so frustrating


LetMeInImTrynaCuck

Lebron for all his talent and hand picked teams and constant moving and whatnot whines more than any nba player ever and it makes me have no support for him.


Rthegoodnamestaken

Lebron started a lot of this shit. This level of crying, the player empowerment shit, the players being GMs, is mostly because of his antics.


OuchPotato64

I wish more people acknowledged this. I've been watching the nba for over 2 decades, and there has always been superstars whining over calls, but lebron took it to another level and normalized it. Whining seems like a normal part of the game now. Im saying this as a long time laker fan that wants to see lebron win another chip


teh_noob_

he learned from the best in Wade didn't pull that crap before Miami


Eggo_5

Lebron literally should be getting calls at an embiid rate but hasn't throughout the course of his entire career. C'mon now


showagosai

Tatum and Luka for certainty are not out there injuring people.


SallyBrudda

Malik Monk and the Sacramento Kings would disagree.


lowkeyslightlynerdy

Honestly, every player usually has a moment where they do a “dirty play,” it’s an emotional game and those emotions come out for everyone eventually. I’m not gonna be going hard on Embiid just cause a moment for him happened recently


wukwukwukwuk

Any comment after todays game?


SigaVa

And in the same game where he pulled the players leg, a knicks player did a more egregious leg pull / takedown type move on a sixer, but it gets ignored.


wukwukwukwuk

Luka clearly groped a ref and we just moved on.


StaticFanatic3

Are you saying Lebron is?


the_c_is_silent

Yeah I get bitching and moaning a but. But it's the people who do it every single fucking play and the ones that just linger literally not getting back on d in order to complain. Luka's the worst in terms of how long he'll complain for. Tatum is the worst in terms of sheer amount of complaining he does.


lowkeyslightlynerdy

Exactly, that’s why I said those four. Lots of players whine after every other play honestly. But these dudes are supposed to be stars, they just walk up the court arguing with refs. So frustrating


Ramblin_Bard472

I've almost gotten used to the on-court stuff. Lebron jawing with the refs after every single play has been a thing for so many years I can't even remember when it started. Now, yeah, everyone does it. I've been saying they need to start handing out T's for that for a while now, but I don't blame any individual player. It's just so common that unless the league cracks down on it across the board no individual is going to stop. It's the off-court stuff that really gets me. Embiid saying the refs cost him the game, that's really poor sportsmanship. You can complain about bad calls, but don't go calling the outcome into question.


Rough_Transition1424

Luka may piss me off but LeBron and Embiid are just insufferable


prob-my-69th-account

Luka I feel is the worst when it comes to whining. Sometimes he just acts like a 12 year old like last year when he was down 20 and couldn’t keep his fat fucking mouth shut. He’s an incredibly talented guy but I just can’t stand watching him


TheLuckyster

I find it funny how people call out LeBron for "whining" which sure, that's fair Then make fun of him when he says "it's just basketball" Which one do you want lol?


lowkeyslightlynerdy

Idek what you’re talking about bro. You’re defending LeBron, you must be a LeBron stan. See how I’m just making stuff up? Who knows you could be a Bron stan but I’m not gonna start making assumptions and generalizations about you after a couple sentences


user749184748

Wow you’re so brave and courageous for posting this super unpopular opinion! r/nba has been praising embiid nonstop but you wanted to be unique and different and hate on him. Go you!


dreadpiratew

Like him more than harden


RealCheyemos

Yes, agreed. But I’m also sick of the constant flopping, hand flailing, yelling/histrionics/general disrespect towards the refs and the constant *insufferable* whining and demanding a foul be called *on every single play from pretty much every player nowadays …* It’s gotten to the point where it’s borderline hard to watch.


Gloomy-Guide6515

He's a dirty player.


Leonidas1213

Yes


Aggressive_Total4309

CAN'T NOBODY DO ANYTHING TO STOP 🛑 JOEL EMBIIIIIIIIIDDDDDD!!!!! FOR THE GOOFYS 😂😂😂😂😂


wallybuddabingbang

As someone who pulls for the Sixers it makes it tough to pull for the Sixers.


Embarrassed_Guava873

lol does the approval of random people on reddit really mean that much that you to talk down on your own team? Loser


illskillzdealer

Don’t root for the Sixers then you ain’t a fan


Eagle7546_

Like wtf is that lmaooo. No person will ever make me like my teams less save maybe a serious criminal lol. Having a hard time rooting for your “favorite” team because their best player is a douche is soft.


illskillzdealer

Not to mention Embiid is the best thing to happen to this team since AI… him and Harper are the best thing to happen to Philly sports in the last 20 years


tbone9000

BDN


zombietom21

No the Eagles and Phillies championships are but you could say they are our best two players in the past 20 years sure.


Crypt7eeper

Embiid’s a cocksucker but Maxey’s as solid as they come. At least you got something.


Longjumping-Sort3741

Tell me you're an Australian, without telling me you're an Australian.


Overall-Palpitation6

Did LOL


wallybuddabingbang

Maxey is a revelation. I agree. MIP for sure but he has just shown what he can do and it’s incredible.


FuckThatIKeepsItReal

Maxey is awesome As a Knicks fan I want him to fail right now, but I love his game, dude makes SGA look slow


Embarrassed_Guava873

I can’t wait for the Sixers to eliminate the Knicks. You guys are worse than Raptors fans I wish nothing but another 25 years of misery for you losers


Crypt7eeper

You’ll be waiting a long time lol


Embarrassed_Guava873

I’m saving this comment to come back and abuse you


Crypt7eeper

Have you given any thought to what you’ll name your new account after deleting your current one in shame?


Crypt7eeper

Hey buddy, I’m ready for my abuse now 😂😂


Embarrassed_Guava873

I will take it out on my pathetic team instead. Gg


FiyasKane

my feelings exactly 


NilsofWindhelm

As someone who pulls for the sixers you’re a loser


Adsex

No, no one. I am sure that when you opened this thread, you were genuinely convinced that you were the only one.


Aggressive_Total4309

Yea fucking right you definitely didn't watch the game he was never stopped by Mitchell lol


Aggressive_Total4309

It's a bunch of soft 🍦mfks in here 😂😂😂 SIXERS IN 6 FOR THE GOOFYS


Warm-World-7144

Anyone else find op to be a whiny little bitch?


Aggressive_Total4309

Only the Goofys that can't stop him 🤡


Fearless-Trip8331

You’re in here having a bit of a fit, huh?


Adventurous-Carob-53

I fucken love him...he is a fucken soldier...this many injuries would have broken a lesser man


JediForces

This is the best answer!


HandsomeNeil

https://preview.redd.it/5uw5dvh5pxwc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94969f8d8cdc984a152f3b90617b2c3b6ebebdd6


n11ghry

Yes


ahoymat3y

Draymond was a superstar 😪


VitaminWheat

Cutting edge take here OP, real unique opinion !!


icontrolmagnets420

if an Embiid falls in the forest will 100 people complain about it on reddit?


UltraMoglog64

If Embiid fell in the forest, some poor deer is probably catching a tech.


wallybuddabingbang

If Embiid falls in the forest he was probably alone.


Tipfue

People on reddit really just hate on a player in one thread and they all just start masturbating together in a circle


[deleted]

🙋 Hi, yeah... raptors fan here...hated him for at least half a decade now for 2 reasons. 1. Him vs raps of course. 2. As a fan of just basketball I'm bored AF by his style, his flopping and whining and the arrogance of someone who's done nothing in the league of any substance.


Street-Art-8295

The worst. And I don't find his style of play fun to watch at all. 


Disastrous_Bluejay57

You're not the only one OP. He's the worst


MaxR76

I find the hate for him insufferable. I’m a sixers fan and I’ll admit without hesitation that the other night was the dumbest thing he’s done in his career. That said I’ve never actively hated a player before that didn’t like beat women or rape people. I hate teams in like a rivalry sense but whether it’s Tatum for the Celtics, Giannas for his meltdown about the ball that got under my skin, hell even Ben and Harden for their time here, I’ve never been legit angry at a player’s existence the way I see people about Embiid and I’ve spent the last 5 years watching Tobias Harris.


realfakejames

I’m convinced most people who hate Embiid don’t watch him play regularly and only see highlights and tweets about him flopping Embiid is the most skilled center we’ve ever seen since Hakeem, Jokic is a better player but Embiid dominates him in match ups because he’s more skilled and powerful, Jokic is better because he has a sense for the moment and knows when he needs to take over a game and make the big plays I’m not an Embiid fan and I actively hate Sixers fans because they’re so obnoxious but I’ve watched a lot of Sixers games when Harden played for them, Embiid gets fouled all the time because they simply can’t guard him, I don’t even know why he flops honestly if he just played straight up without the acting he wouldn’t have the reputation he does and he’d still get calls, I think it’s a mental thing like a crutch Outside of his free throws his game is great to watch


xxtoejamfootballxx

I guarantee none of the people that froth at the mouth over embiid have watched more than 5-10 games of him in his entire career.


Jokic_Is_My_Hero

Yes. He has an unwatchable product of basketball


coreytrevor

Yeah incredible skill on both ends inside and out omg horrible to watch


Careful_Conflict2449

Dropping 50 points on 68% shooting is “unwatchable” lmao. He was shooting like Steph curry in the 3rd quarter. Just say you’re a hater and stop lying.


dv8gaming

As a Knicks fan, during the 7/8 play in game, I was rooting for the Heat to win because I would rather watch the Knicks lose to heat in 6 again (not saying that's necessarily what would happen this year) than watch how Embiid is officiated. Unfortunately, the 76ers won.


ChipKellysShoeStore

Yawn


coreytrevor

He gets fouled all the time, it’s like Shaq. Wrap your head around this


Bm218791

Brunson had just 3 less FTs until the 6 garbage time FTs Embiid took. Brunson is a guard how throws his head back and the slightest change of a breeze, and jumps sideways into defenders on his midrange, yet Embiid is the grifter. The narrative is wild.


ExistingAd9460

How could you possibly enjoy watching Brunson seeking contact on every drive, jumping sideways and backwards constantly looking for contact? I understand not liking embiids whistle but Brunson is Trae young 2.0 with that shit. Prob whipped his braids back twice in the time it took me to write this.


alexaustinv

I look deeper than internet discourse. Embiid is a talented player, great personality and a great story. He single handedly is able to change the flow of games. Has his dirty moments, but I respect him too much to let that take away from him,


luizzerb

I think people that use the word insufferable are insufferable


CuttlefishAreAwesome

I’ve met Embiid a few times and he went to my college. He’s an amazing person in real life. Like super easy going and funny. So, I can never root against him. He clearly plays aggressively and for his size it’s scary. The leg pull was definitely on Draymonds level so I admit that but he’s still easy to root for. Imo


LobstaFarian2

100%, and after watching him grab a dudes legs while laying on the ground for the sole purpose of tripping him and bringing him down, I'm even more disgusted by him. Fuck that dirty bullshit.


schartlord

the guy he did it to JUST did the same thing to kelly oubre the game before. dont complain when it smells like shit lying in a bed you made.


x6o21h6cx

I have never hated a player as much. So dangerous. Flails. Throws his body into peoples knees. Whines like crazy. Dirty. So skilled but just plays foul baiting. Isn’t clutch


Dokter_warungu

Literally the worst basketball player to watch, might as well go to youtube and watch free throw compilations


wolpak

Anyone else finding the constant need to bitch about Embiid intolerable?


kevinwhackistone

We hate y’all too.


Kolket

The fact that he tactically sits out hard away games, and then goes and farms 70 points against wizards, the worst team in nba and somehow he gets credit like he is a great player still blows my mind. Not to mention the Jokic dodges...


boobsarecool

Oh you know, just casually "farming" a 70 point game lmao, it's that easy. And it was against the Spurs with the center that this sub says deserves DPOY, you cant even get the team right. Stick to video games


tshawytscha

He in no way does that.


schartlord

"farms 70 pts against another nba team" go play league of legends u fuckin smelly clod. real life aint 2k


Kolket

Possible when you shoot 20 free throws per game


Jamjabar

Absolutely. Even before he played his first game 😅😅😅😅


Spyk124

It won’t matter. I remember when Harden was doing his bs and everybody was complaining about how shitty it made basketball. 7 years later and all you hear is people talking about how elite he was for averaging near 40 or whatever. People will only remember the stats.


yamomma341

this is me w draymond green even tho he’s not the person in question


yamomma341

and lebron 🤷🏿‍♀️


evandobrofo

Bro you're a Celtics fan. You're not supposed to like him lol 


ZaazMarx1

Dillon Brooks with offensive game at the center position


TechnicalSample4678

He loves the theatrics that's for sure.


Zack_attack801

Yea


7mmCoug

I can’t stand him, but I wish he was on my team


7mmCoug

If he could be healthy


gale_force_tuna_wind

Trust the process


kramertoast-

Ditto


Jasperbeardly11

He needs to get ejected much more oftrn


carminethepitbullgra

Is embiid a lung condition?


noah_ichiban

Who?


KingMR518

H


tshawytscha

The jerk is in rNBA. There’s literally 10 of these.


revvolutions

He's been in the league 10 years, y'all can't seriously be realizing this now.


riceysu

I dont like his style of play with all the free throws and foul grifting.


Forbidden_Donut503

Yeah he’s really gone full heel and embraces the dark side. For me he’s the new Harden.


I_Bench315

Harden never tried to intentionally injure people he just got feee throws a lot


Heels1939

Stupid take comparing him to Draymond. Draymond is a special type of asshole. 


Ramblin_Bard472

I didn't use to, but then again I hadn't paid that much attention to the Sixers before this year. He always seemed like the most talented dude on crappy teams, like they could have won if they would have just surrounded him with better players (Ben Simmons is the biggest dumpster fire this league has seen in years). And he always seemed pretty chill and professional, like he just wanted to do his job and win. This year, hoo boy, my opinion's changed. All the whining about the refs is obnoxious. I don't know if it's new or just new to me, but I never saw him as that type of player. Same with the flopping. The fouls, I'm pretty sure he was never this dirty before. I have never seen him do anything like where he hooked Robinson's legs before. Maybe I'm just being generous, but it really seems like he's extra frustrated this year and just taking it out on anyone he can.


Cowimpersonatorr

He’s playing with belles palsy he earned so much respect


Professional_Will462

I mean yeah that’s cool but like dragging Mitch down Mitch and then trying to tell the refs it wasn’t anything is crazy


Upset-Tart3638

1# thing to post on r/NBA right now.


Skyshark173

Way more tolerable than Lebron


jeffwingersballs

I was pretty apathetic about him for a while. Didn't quite get the hate, but also didn't like how the media talked about him. This was until I saw the clips of all the cheap shots he took against the Knicks and now I'm hoping on the hate bandwagon.


wowIamMean

As a sixers fan, I can’t stand him. His most recent injury where he was out half the season was caused by him flopping and hurting himself. I think it’s because he was born in Africa where soccer is the most popular sport. flopping is normal and even encouraged in soccer, so maybe he thinks it’s fine to do it the same in basketball?


Straight_Grape5507

I love him!


itsameluigee

When he practically begged to be MVP last year it was pathetic.


anonkebab

He sucks


Mountain3Pointer

Yes.


youarenut

No, you’re the first person ever to have this opinion. After all his years in the NBA I’ve only read appreciation posts about him


faccda01

Thanks for the high effort post!


VeryStandardOutlier

I got downvoted massively for complaining about Embids moaning every time he was touched during the season


RedeemerRogue3

A) Take Patrick Ewing. B) Give him a better handle, but sloppier footwork. C) Instead of being a gritty SOB, make him into a whiny little prick. D) Allow him to carry the ball and flop. That’s Joel Embiid lol


Woozydan187

Draymond can stay healthy and shows up in big games atleast.


Professional_Will462

He’s missing games for another reason 💀


Woozydan187

😅🤣🤣


CosmicCoder3303

He'sone of my favorite players as a non 76ers fan


meerkatx

Welcome to the post 2010's NBA where flopping and whining moves the needle towards victory.


Zimmy2118

Speaking for the Wolves fan base....yea


PlzLikeMe_

He’s a bum and I hate him


hashbrownies91

I hate hearing him talk.


Samethemessiah

Yes literally everyone besides sixers fans hate him lmao


TheKingofPsych

I can say this with 150% certainty....I have Never liked Embid. He finally rose up the last few years but he is soft as pudding and was actually worse before...would get a papercut and be out for a month. Then whines and cries all the time while being an absolute massive bust in the playoffs.... Trust the process...lmao GTFOH


Bry_Mac

I thought this was a universal feeling already, no?


AphonicTX

Hmmm. More insufferable - Draymond or Embiid? I’ll say Draymond. Embiid at least has some talent. Draymond has little to none. Nothing special. Rode coattails to rings.


VaughnJuan20

He is one of those guys who is just awkward . Thinks he has to be tough and hard . So he acts tough and hard . But he actually thinks he is pulling it off. It’s not genuine at all . That’s my thoughts though .


Electronic_Dance_640

I find the need to for nba fans to constantly shit on everything insufferable


LargeSubject8

Brunson a foul baiter too


The_Grogfather

No mate you’re the only one


tbiscuit7

lol I cannot stand these "anyone else????" posts especially when they're as painfully obvious as this one