The appreciation of Joel Embiid is one of the best litmus tests to determine who is a casual and a real NBA fan. For quite some time now, the Philadelphia 76ers star has become the target of nonsensical narratives, most of which revolve around his seeming inability to get his own team over the hump despite posting MVP numbers season after season, year after year.
Despite what his haters have to say, the major suspect behind his lack of success in the postseason is something completely out of his control. Injuries have prevented him from fully unleashing himself in the playoffs — so much so that he recently said he would “sacrifice his Most Valuable Player award to get a fully healthy run in the playoffs.