Joel Embiid struggled in Game 5 in Miami — there's no way around it. But at halftime, Sixers legend Charles Barkley blamed Embiid's struggles not on his multiple injuries, but on his frustration over losing the MVP award to Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.
But at halftime, with Philly down a dozen points, Sixers legend Charles Barkley decided to blame the big man’s struggles not on his multiple injuries, but on his frustration over, which was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski earlier this week.
“But ... when you are mad about something, it can work both ways. And it’s working the wrong way for Joel Embiid tonight. He’s so distracted.” “I said at halftime that Joel was so distracted by this MVP stuff,” Barkley said on the postgame broadcast. “He came out with no energy, distracted, and the rest of the team followed.”
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