How Joel Embiid Became The NBA's Most Hated Player 

The main reason I loathe Embiid is because he is such a clumsy dirty player. He has more flagrant fouls than Draymond Green in half the games played. Embiid is basically Zaza Pachulia except actually good at basketball.

Calls SGA a "baby" even though he's only 4 months younger than Tatum

tatum is hated bc ppl consider him overrated. embiid is hated bc ppl consider him overrated and dirty and a whiner and a flopper

**Fun Facts:** The only MVP to never advance past the second round of the playoffs All of his offensive numbers(PPG, RPG, APG, TOs, FG%, 3P%) are worse in the playoffs than in the regular season Joel Embiid has been in 12 playoff series. He's shot over 50% in only 3 of them. He's shot under 45% in 6 of them. He once got swept in a series despite averaging FIFTEEN free throws per game(2020 vs. Boston) He had back to back 8 Turnover games in game 6 and 7 against the Hawks (but its Ben Simmons fault) In 2023, he averaged 33.1 PPG in the regular season and 23.7 PPG in the playoffs. That drop-off (-9.4) is the largest by that year's MVP in NBA history. He has shot less than 20% from 3 in 2 of his last 3 playoff runs He’s had one playoff run where he averaged more assists than turnovers Is one of just eight players in NBA history with 1,000-plus playoff minutes and an average of at least five turnovers per 100 possessions. Five of the players on that list also average at least 10 assists per 100 possessions, and Embiid's average of 4.1 tops only Shawn Kemp's 2.9. In five second-round series (29 games), Embiid averages 23.8 points per game on 43/29/82 shooting 0-3 in game 7s with 49% TS and 5.3 TO

SGA is NOT a baby. He's older than Luka and same age as Tatum..

I personally think The Process is a perfect nickname for him even now. He's stuck in The Process as if he's in purgatory and won't ever escape it until he gets that conference finals appearance

I think a big reason Joel gets a lot of hate is cause it actively looks like he tries to deflect accountability. Any time he has a superstar game and they lose it’s always “I can only do so much” “at some point I’m gonna need some help” and then whenever he puts up a stinker it’s “there’s a lot of areas we got outplayed as a team” “a lot of areas we need to improve as a team”

He’ll earn respect when he decides to not run from Jokic in Denver

I think it’s because he wants the praise of a player who has climbed the mountain top and won a title, even when he hasn’t made it passed the second round and gets injured every time

At least in the modern era, I don’t any player has filled the criteria on how to be hated more than Embiid

One reason I hate him is because he cried like a b*tch to win that MVP, another one is because he promised the French president that he would not play for any other national team when gets his French citizenship, then betrayed him and also got his US citizenship and playing for team USA

The best teams Embiid beat in the playoffs: 2022 Raptors (48-34), 2023 Nets (No Durant/Irving), 2019 Nets (Led by D-Lo)

Personally, I think Joel Embiid's hate comes from the interview he had with Rachel Nichols a few years ago when he called himself "the best player in the world." Well, if you're the best player in the world, then you take accountability for the lack of success that the team gets when they underperform. When the 76ers lost to the Heat in 2022, Joel Embiid didn't take the accountability for the loss and talked about how he and James Harden can't do it by themselves. It also doesn't help that Kendrick Perkins created that trash narrative that Nikola Jokic not deserving the 2023 MVP because he's white despite Jokic having more efficient stats than Embiid. That's my stance on it.

I hate him bc I’m a Knicks fan and he made several dirty ass hits on several of our players in the first round series. Hartenstein, Robinson, OG, Hart and Brunson

Never understand why people didn't believe Simmons was dealing with mental stuff. The prevailing narrative is that he lost his confidence which caused his game to fall apart. It probably could have been handled better but the guy who just blew a playoff series on the back of self confidence issues only for his team to call him out publicly afterwards having mental health struggles makes a lot of sense. As for the "why didn't he just say that from the start" crowd, I have no idea why a public figure wouldn't want to share his inner demons with a public that was still actively making fun of him and would question his intentions regardless.

celtics have no reason to hate him when all they do is beat him

As a Knicks fan, I defended Embiid during his MVP season and would bring up excuses for his lack of success but after how dirty he was against us in the playoffs I’m never defending him again

I hate Embiid as a pure basketball fan because he’s 7’1, 270* with the skills and grace of a guard, he should be putting up 30 and 15 without the foul baiting, without the flopping, without the whining. I hate great players who you can see a clearly talented play like bums.

It’s because he plays like him and his team are the only people on the court. He showed in that series against the knicks he doesn’t care if he injures other players (injuring Mitchell Robinson, hard shouldering Brunson, stepping on harts knee). I didn’t like him because of his attitude and flopping but now I straight up hate the guy

I'll admit, I didn't really think much of Embiids dirty plays until he yanked Mitch's ankle. And I saw plenty of Embiids foul baiting in that series as well. If he fails to make the conference finals AGAIN, I will laugh hysterically

His number of flagrants is crazy, he got bratty and tried to actually injure several knicks players during the play offs

Crazy timing I was just about to rewatch a vid but now there's new content😩😩😩😩

As soon as I saw the team, I KNEW Joel and Kawhi didn't belong there. And BANG, one's gone and one's a benchwarmer xD

I dont like him for a simple reason. He is the prime example of everything wrong with the modern nba. Constantly flopping, whining, blaming everyone else but himself, and getting an mvp partially off of racism

I will never forget what he did to Mitchell Robinson. Embiid is a nasty man.

bro is like a deandre ayton in a contender team and a 4 harden. little to no effort and makes the game slow with him in the court. 0 points vs raptors i can't forget that.

Embiid was +90 in the Raptors series. Butler was +15… Everyone else was negative. The team was -109 in 99 minutes w/ Embiid on the bench. The man couldn’t even rest for 5 minutes without a ridiculously blown lead.

Watching him in the Olympics makes my blood boil.

Without watching the video : Embiid acts like Lebron or Harden (pre-Madonna) but doesn’t have the media empire of Lebron to clean up the mess or just doesn’t own it like Harden. On top of that he’s dirty like Zaza or Dray. Watching him on the bench at the Olympics pouting like a child cause AD played over him was an absolute joke and sealed it for me. Especially after abandoning France because he’d probably come off the bench in the first place and get silver. Low act.

I never get tired of watching Jayson Tatum score 51 points against Embiid

That play against Mitchell Robinson in the recent playoffs where he tried to pull him down was when I lost it with Joel. Because that was dirty, there were no two ways about it.

Embiid’s been dirty for years. I can’t forget him elbowing Jarrett Allen in the face in the 2019 Nets series and then laughing about it after the game when he was supposed to apologize.

If the Sixers make the Finals, even the conference finals, it'll be because of Maxey, not Joe-L.

9:32 This might honestly be part of the reason he gets injured a lot. A 7'1 300+ pound human being should not be yeeting themselves at the ground as constantly as he does, at least not in the uncoordinated flailing way he does it. Even if he's actually getting fouled, he should learn to land better because the physics of him constantly falling over and over just don't seem like they're sustainable for long term health.

His last play in the Pierto Ricco game at the Olympics solidified it for me, disrespecting the fans, his own team and his opponents by going for a deep stupid 3 in garbage time, air balling it then laughing

You two never manage to dissappoint

Tatum is irrationally overrated because of social media just being a big herd mentality. It's "cool" to hate him so I have to hate him too even though idk why we're hating him. This generation is the weirdest and the most stupidest I swear.

Every once and a while when embiid actually place normal basketball he's actually very entertaining to watch but alas his idea of bucket getting is just not ethical even by mamba standards

Me, an Embiid fan seeing this notification: “Here we go again… 😔”

Maybe it’s because he only plays good teams while at home and sits out when on the road but makes sure to be ready for every shitty team.

As an Embiid fan, my frustrations with him are his lack of supporting skills and inability to stay healthy. His play making has improved with last season so I’m forced to hope for more of that because I don’t see a real post season run if he doesn’t make serious commitments to finding other ways to contribute besides scoring.

I remember watching the 2023 finals with my dad and I said "Wow Jokic makes the game look so easy" to which my dad replied "Yeah and the other fat f*** makes it look so hard" 💀💀💀

Man idk if playing with ben simmons is an excuse because early on ben simmons was legit good. That toronto series which was their best chance for a chip considering u would be facing a durant-less warrior, simmons was great. The next years later sure simmons is terrible but he had help after and still go no where.

It’s the flopping that ended Danny Green’s career, it’s the moment he kicked Nic Claxton and pulled down Mitchell Robinson, he has ample on the court moments that make you hate him. I don’t like him because he openly cried for years about Jokic winning MVPs over him, the consistent interviews with ESPN/Athletic where he would try to bring down Jokic to his level, and then just refuse to play in Denver. It’s pathetic. I’m glad the Knicks and Bucks got better, they’ll keep Philly out of the CF.

Let's not forget that he pledged to play for France, and he played for USA instead. The man has never lived in France but I can see why a country would turn on him

Grabbing a dudes leg while he is mid air because your flopping didnt work should damn near be enough to blackball you from the league. You are messing with another mans livelihood and the fact there was zero repercussions is insane

He also bitched about Joker, made fun of him, slandered him. Then when the game came, he ducked.

I despise him and he’s not just because he’s dirty. He’s a flopper and it’s not dirty like the old school way. He steps on players or kicks them in the nuts. When Hart, who’s much smaller than him, out hustles him for a board, he takes it out by going for the sweet spot. He’s always complaining for fouls.

I think it’s interesting that the 76rs are really going for it this year, considering that Embiid looks like that injury may have damaged is ability on both sides of the ball. PG and Maxey will need to step up this year I think.

It's the dirtiness that does it for me. The foul baiting is one thing, but that's not unique (see: James Harden and Trae Young), but he's a disgustingly dirty player. He goes out of his way to injure players but disguises it as "clumsiness". Heck, he ended his own teammate's career (Danny Green) by being dirty and clumsy. He's got more flagrant fouls than Draymond in the same amount of games by a country mile.

“Why people hate embiid” Meanwhile embiid: does pretty much everything that makes people hate athletes.

He’s such a flopper that he not only injures himself but he puts others at risk too. He ended Danny Green’s career

That Hawks series is the biggest mark. Like you gota win that one

We need a retrospective on the 2006 Mavs vs Spurs series

Even if the 76ers win a championship this year which is extremely unlikely it is not because of the process 😂

The trust the process should be considered a failure. Your plan was to draft multiple star players, you got one. And all other stars have made it or won a title. I believe that even if Embiid wins a title, I'd still say it's a failure. Tatum and The Celtics are more deserving of that name.

Embiid did do well against the Hawks. But he did average 4.7 TOs, and had 8 of them in Game 6 and 7. It wasn't like Ben Simmons was the only problem.

Shai is a baby? I love these double standards... It wouldn't even cross your mind to excuse Luka for not making the playoffs with a broken team last season because he was a 'baby'... Shai and Luka were both drafted in 2018

Embiid gets hate because he flops. That's really what it is. He's another Harden or post 2011 LeBron. Guys who are heavier or sturdier than most other players and yet flop all the time. I don't think Embiid should be more hated than say, Draymond, but among stars? Yeah, he's the most hated.

I’d like to propose the argument that Tatum isn’t “over hated”, he just plays for the celtics

You didn't even touch on one of the main reasons he deserves hate, his constant complaining to the media. Whether it was about not winning the mvp, his team mates (mainly ben simmons) and his luck about being injured. Guy is a complete baby. And the "troll"embiid stuff he was trying at the start of his career when he'd barely played was just embarrassing.

It is crazy that Embiid and harden have the same number of regular season mvps as Shaq and Kobe

In retrospect, Was Ben Simmons the worst rookie of the year ever? Simmons was being compared to magic ffs despite having no jumper. Now Simmons is unplayable and not even top 100 and Mitchell is top 20.

Usually good NBA villains are winners. When they win. You just have to respect them. Embiid is no such case.

It is crazy how Al horford guards embiid better than any other player still to this day

Lets see Tatum is talented intelligent and handsome people hate him because they are jealous. Embiid is hated because he is seen as the Darth Vader of the league Dark and foreboding. he also whines to much

Can't say i hate him at all (as a celtics fan it's more like pity lol), but i see why many do. He could cut down on the flops and wreckless plays, stay healthy for a playoff run, and the media could hold he and philly more accountable for their failings. The process is STILL processing? I think a player/team hangs around in the limelight long enough, people tend to want them to shit or get off the pot. To win something. That's how they felt about JT, JB, and the celtics

2018 baby Celtics were underrated especially in the playoffs - almost went to the finals remember And Embiid was bad Vs hawks in 21 in the last few games. Just got ignored because of Simmons. Seems like a sloppier video

Tatum vs Embiid is kinda hard because you dislike them both for different reasons. Tatum is a great player but he's kinda corny but led his team to 2 finals, winning 1. Embiid is a great player but there's always an excuse, sometimes valid but you're THEE GUY. I usually gave Embiid slack because the "process" got interrupted so who knows what they could have built around Embiid, Simmons, Fultz and Butler had they saw it through, but you can't keep blaming everyone but yourself and not make it out round 2.

Barely been around? Luka's made 2 conference final from the same draft class in the same conference Bullshit

People don’t like Tatum because he’s a cornball and he’s the best player on the best team in the league

His "performance" in last years playoffs was disgraceful. Flopping, foul baiting, dirty plays, there's nothing enjoyable to watch about his game. He's the epitome of everything wrong with the NBA game.

From a Celtic fan...he's never done anything to make any of us ever actually care about him 😂 The Celts whoop the 76ers in the playoffs every year if anything we all feel bad for him

As annoying as JT can be, he seems like an actual good dude. Embiid is a bad dude a disgrace to basketball

Foul Baiting/Flopping (at 7'1" and nearly 300 lbs, idr his weight), he talks too much, he actually calls himself a "troll", and there's always an excuse for his many shortcomings that other players never get. He's very easy to dislike.

being hated is one thing, but being the least respected is another level

People rightfully don't hate on SGA for not making the conference finals because he's a baby. People rightfully hate on Embiid for not making the conference finals because he's a baby.

how does this channel not have a mil subs?

Big reason I'm an Embiid hater is because he has consistently blamed his teammates for his team's shortcomings even when he's the main culprit.

Tatum only gets the hate because he’s a celtic and people are jealous

You guys completely forgot about how he thinks he's cool and funny when he "trolls" in interviews and social media. Even though some of the time he's not really trolling, he's just using it as an excuse.

Just because his counting stats were good in 23-24 playoffs, his efficiency would have him torn to shreds if this was other inefficient guards like Russ

Bruh unrelated in a way but Tatum is only hated because the internet has no dirt on him and he plays for the celtics lol, its toxic fabricated hate. Embiid on the other hand, yeah he does stupid stuff all the time despite how big he is

Imagine how much better Kazan would be if Shaq had as much acting experience as Embiid

I don’t hate Tatum, but he feels boring for me. I despise Embiid, for a 7 footer with a huge build, he flops and foul baits like a child. Not to mention that he resorts to dirty tactics and then cries about it. Someday, this man would get a reality check, and i hope it won’t be someone losing their shit and intentionally injuring him in-game

Joel gave 50 to your favorite players... cry about it...LFG 76ERS

2024 before injuries Embiid is top 5 player nba history. If you understand the game hard to put above 7ft 35ppg scorer than can shoot 3

Yall commentators are clueless. He carried today.

Embiid is honestly so overhated he's loyal to his team and isn't a team hopper like KD, And he's one of the only bigs in the league that isn't a rim runner.

“He was really good in this series” he was playing very dirty against the Knicks. That’s all I remember. POS was flopping and hurting people on court like there was no tomorrow.

If anyone loves to watch NBA matches with so many fucking free throws this is your guy.

The embiid never ever gets the benift of the doubt if it was any other player people wouldn't be talking about him like that.

I genuinely think his team would be happy if they trade him especially this season if hes doing well and can get someone good. They might not say it out right but if it happens i think theyd quickly wrap their heads around it.

They cant keep handing out techs for flopping because lebum starts doing it. Who do you think is the one thats got all these younger guys doing it in the first place.

I don't get the hate on tatum. The only thing bad I can say about him is that he's inconsistent and he lacks charisma. The embiid hate is justified in my opinion he's a crybaby who flops a lot and is dirty to boot. The icing to the cake is that "we can't win this alone" speach when he scored 7 points on an elimination game

I wouldn't call him a talentless hack, but he is like James Harden, taking advantage of the system in a bad way. No one likes foul baiting and people who think they are the best without winning. Look at Jokic, has a case for anointing himself the king of the league and yet he doesn't

It’s not like Lebron had a bad game and it’s about time Curry showed up and showed out.

50 points against the knicks this year but half those points were foul shots. No respect for that game

If the NBA adopts FIBA rules Harden and Embiid will have a 10 Pt dropoff immediately

It was my birthday 🎂 & embid over rated