Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has put together one helluva season as he has the Sixers in contention to win a title in the 2022 postseason. He is leading the league in scoring at 30.4 points and he is averaging 11.6 rebounds all while facing constant double and triple teams in games.
Recently, Embiid was asked about winning the award and he said he feels as if he has done enough in order to win the award. When looking at Embiid’s 2021-22 season, he has put the Sixers on his back despite the earlier Ben Simmons saga, the injuries, and the COVID issues this team has faced, and he has still been dominant out on the floor.
However, ESPN’s Chris “Mad Dog” Russo doesn’t like Embiid campaigning for his own MVP award:
What do they got the best record in the NBA? What are they the number one seed? Done enough? I never heard Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar) say that all those years when he won MVP. I never heard (Bill) Russell say that. Even (Wilt) Chamberlain didn’t say that, but Embiid says you know what? I have all these 30-point games. Look at me with my just my discombobulated roster. I don’t know if the media doesn’t like me. What else do I have to do? Pipe down. Pipe down. Let the media vote who didn’t want to be the MVP and it’s not like you’re a runaway winner. I can make a case for that. I can make a case for (Devin) Booker. I can make a case for the Denver center. This is not a no brainer. So the idea that somehow I don’t know how you can’t vote for me. Look at the year I’ve had. Take it is easy, will ya? And he’s great! Nobody’s arguing that! He’s great! We get it, but I mean, the other kid in Denver, right now you start a team right now. You taking (Nikola) Jokic or Embiid?
Embiid does have three games left before the playoffs to make his final statements to win the MVP award. The Sixers will take on the Toronto Raptors on Thursday on the road which is probably his final real game to make a statement. They end the season with a back-to-back against the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons at home.
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