Joel Embiid On Why Philly Fans Turned On Ben Simmons 

Man JJ just knows how to create a safe place for NBA players (especially overseas players) to be comfortable with their thoughts while bridging any gaps due to language barriers or awkwardness. Incredible social awareness.

JJ is quietly becoming a household name in interviews with NBA players. Dude is so good with no ill intentions or hidden agenda Keep it up bro. People recognize genuineness

1. Philly will forever love Joel because he gives his all every time he’s on the floor. Bro cried when we lost to Toronto. Like real life tears. That’s caring about the game at the highest level that’s all Philly fans want. For our athletes to care about their craft and work hard at it like we do every single day. 2. JJ your podcast is amazing. You’re such a well spoken and socially aware man. You always will be loved in Philly

As a Sixers fan, Joel is spot on. We just wanted the guy to improve/shoot the ball.

You litteraly could not ask for a better place to listen to NBA players and their actual opinions. Thanks JJ!

Damn we used to have to wait decades for this kind of tea. Now it's happening in real-time.

Tyrese maxey has vastly improved in one year… he always plays hard… and Philly loves him… he has a lot of ways to go but we see the work ethic… that’s all Philly wants is effort

Joel has matured as a person enormously these past few years. From trolling players on Twitter to having a son a few years later. I have the upmost respect for Jojo & hope he wins the MVP this season!

Joel's troll-level is godlike. 76'ers need this man to manage their social.

So proud of Joel man. He took the constructive criticism from Charles and Shaq to be better a couple of season ago, and has just dominated ever since

JJ is so well-spoken and such a great interviewer. I'm so glad he started this, I never would've guessed by watching him years ago that he was this genuine and socially aware. Dude's dope

Even if he doesnt win an MVP or championship, I believe we NEED to retire 21 for him, he’s just such a Philly guy that we need to honor the fact that we were lucky enough to have him carry our team on his back

I absolutely did laugh when i saw your tweet Joel don’t let JJ tell you otherwise, that made my day

Our whole thing as Philly is progress. “Trust the Process”, so if you’re posting videos every offseason of you shooting 3s and it doesn’t correlate to real games it’s frustrating. That’s the main problem we had with Ben

Ben’s refusal to work on his game and turn his weaknesses into strengths is why. Philly prides people that work hard.. Ben thought he could just stay the same even though his shooting weaknesses got exposed in the playoffs every year. Joel’s right, there was no changes in his game, no improvement on that end. His defense improved tremendously no question about that but because of the offseason workout videos of him actually shooting from 3, the NBA world was expecting that in the regular and postseason. When it was nowhere to be seen, then problems started arising🤷🏾‍♂️

Joel is the complete opposite of Ben, embraces criticism and works on his weaknesses.

Love to see his growth as a player and even more as a person #SALUTE

I like how some podcasts are on a dinner table with a glass of wine, while others are on the sofa chilling with the boys… it seems JJ really cares about catering towards his interviewee 💪🏽💪🏽

Your interviews are better than any ESPN, sports shows etc...these are real and amazing! Keep up the work!!! Would love to see Steph and the Greek Freak on here! 2 of my favorite players!

Ben Simmons broke us in the Hawks series, he pushed us over the edge! We wanted him to get better but we also defended him like no other fan base would’ve, we pushed him for DPOY, we fought with those Mormons in Utah over ROTY for him but he never got better, that’s all we wanted!

Embiid just nailed it! He didn’t throw been under neither did he avoid the question. He just nailed it perfectly.

Nobody expected him to be a 40% shooter from 3 point. But even his coach was public about wanting him to just attempt shots. He didn't even try, attempt those shots and that was the problem.

This podcast definitely sheds tons of light on players that may not be liked. You watch these and get a new perspective on who they are as a person rather than a player. Beautiful

Joel is one of the most genuine and likable athletes on the planet. Also, great platform here provided by JJ. Much respect.

I have to say to Ben. Bro Philly wanted you to be the best Ben you could be. Don’t be hurt because they wouldn’t let you settle. You have to want it. Everyone deep down see so much potential in your God given gifts. He need to own it and push through.

To this day Embiid never says anything bad about Ben despite all that happened. What a guy

Crazy from watching you play freshman yr at duke..to literally watching you become a man of pure wisdom and just an outlet for the younger pros 🤞🏿🙏🏿👏

One of my favorite Clippers players. Love you JJ.

can we get Dirk Nowitzki in the podcast??

watching this interview right after the simmons interview is interesting, jj's leading questions are wild

I love the respect on this interview 👏🏼

Joel is a king. Much love for him and JJ still one of my favorite sixers ever

Thing is, it is easier to point out the mistakes than the good ones. Ben's non-existent shooting is easier to notice than his good defensive plays. That's why the Philly frustration was understandable. He's good but he's still the same player that he was in his rookie year

Don't ever change, Joel!!

Love how JJ gave an honest little poke at the end to Joel and Joel kept true to how it feels about it

Now that 25 is gone and emotions are somewhat settled.. I can honestly appreciate everything he’s done with this organization and wish him the best in his career

Ben turned on us before we turned on him. We gave him all our love, 100% support and defended him against the national media and other fans making fun of him. All that has happened is his own doing. All we asked for was accountability.

This podcast is so good ..... JJ just like your career very underated and very smooth sleep on it if ya want you'll regret it after it's to late ! Va stand up 👏👏👏

That was insightful in many ways. Thanks

Great interview. I respect and love how JJ doesn’t cut players off while they’re talking. I can’t stand when people do that and I usually unfollow if it’s consistent. He actually lets them finish.

Atlanta series pushed philly fans over the edge

I can't believe how massive embiid is compared to JJ. And he's 6'3"

Keep pushing out quality interviews JJ!

JJ is to the media side of basketball what Tony Romo is to the media side of football. They are both incredibly relatable and have one of the highest basketball/football IQ’s. They both have the ability to give the viewer and fan such a great and unique perspective. The biggest difference is JJ’s ability to interview other players and get beyond their walls and let their guard down. What a great interview with Joel.

If you not truly apart of this fan base you will never truly understand why alot of us turned the way we did on Ben. Just imagine supporting, loving, and being patience with someone who never really gave you 100%. Got backlash for it and decided to call it quits🤦🏿‍♂️.

Ask A Knick Fan, this is what I really wish people understood about NY fans. All fans like Chicago, Philly, NY etc want is effort and energy because we can tell when you aren’t going hard. We are borderline obsessive about our team. Refreshing to hear a star say that they love that kind of fanbase

Any team would want this guy. After all his injuries its nice to seem him healthy. Dude is a baller

Instant Classic Interview.

I feel like JJ could probably become one of this best when it comes to interviewing athletes and being an analyst. I feel like had someone like Steven a asked this question Joel wouldn't tiptoed around the questions or wouldn't told them not to ask about Ben. Players look way more comfortable talking to JJ.

Damn Joel is such a likable guy, hope this man gets his MVP

Joel drops tears for Philly ... just respect and love for him

I see that Topo Chico! JJ is a man of class

9:02 That's Fax!!!! That's the spirit Joe! 😂😂😂. We all wish the stars did something like this because is hilarious, and if it has no bad intention like you're teasing your friends, so it's okay, they prolly gonna laugh too. Me and my friends used to do this type of thing ALL THE TIME.

Expectations of Ben changed when he got that big contract , I think people felt that was to much money just to play defense and not make improvements in shooting when he had showing he was capable in off-season workouts

JJ does an excellent job as an Interviewer and has really found his post career calling He’s a Natural !!

Absolutely great interviewer I really enjoyed it because in New York we do not see too many Philly games and they're really gave me a lot of insight very interesting

Ben is a really good basketball player. I'm a Hawks fan, and I can tell you, he was really the key for us to getting the win. He was barely guarded the whole series, and when he refused to go up on Trae, thats when I first expected something was terribly wrong. Here's the thing, Ben may be a great passer and have high court awareness, but you can't be a great playmaker and have no way of putting the ball in the hoop outside of right in front of the basket. Look at Jason Kidd, while he wasn't good at 3d, he had a pretty good mid range game and was serviceable from 3. Steve Nash was able to find his way to the line and sink free throws, as well as being able to shoot on the floor. Jason Williams, beast of a playmaker, could knock down floaters, free throws, etc. The point is if you look at the great playmakers in NBA history, they also have another thing that makes them a threat to go along side their passing ability. And in my opinion, Ben doesn't have that. I would love for him to, but he just... doesn't.. try

great interview. As a long-time Sixers' fan who still enjoys Ben Simmons and his game, glad to hear. i think it is just like you guys are saying, some of it was frustrating, but the fanbase is like a lot of America. we have one common goal of the Sixers getting a championship, but there are plenty of different thoughts from the fans. As one who watches the games and does not just look at box scores, i think the Ben hate here in Philly was waaay overboard

JJ is GOATED for the interviews

I love how he's on the floor cracking up before he sends out a tweet. 🤣

Joel is giving 110% this season. We can see him jumpin over every loss ball, in every game.

He’s cappin with the meme 😂

JJ is a top notch interviewer - much better than some we see on sports channels 😂

JJ u cut this right when it was getting good LOL Joel for sure know what he was doing 🤣 but honestly, I really love these podcasts just as much as I loved watching you play.

Joel basically saying “I don’t hate him, but I don’t like him either”

All you have to do to play in “Philly” is play hard.

I ain't the biggest Embiid fan, but it's always cool to see players mature into great players.

as a celtic fan i have nothing but respect for embiid. dude is dominant on the court but hes a humble dude

Joel makes JJ, a 6’4” athlete, look tiny. Wild

Joel said it Ben has been with the Sixers for years and looked the same as year 1.

Any non sixers fans/fans of other NBA teams, please watch this clip!!! You can see why we go to bat for this guy and he’s like a hero to our city 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

You make my day better Jojo.

Problem was he wouldnt even try to shoot. Got to the playoffs and teams didnt respect to stick him on offense. They played him soft, jatf on others so he had to shoot n didnt he became a liability on offense, but he didnt try to shoot.

76ers enabled ben simmons behavior. if he didnt take any 3s/jumpshots and it held the team back. why give him a max contract so early? worst case scenario he plays his 4th year on the deal and you trade him while his value is mad high. in the end i guess it worked out cuz i still believe in harden but they gave the crying kid at the grocery store candy and toys then wondered why he never corrected his behavior

I love Embid. I wish him all the best. Excellent player and person.

I lowkey fw joel embiid more now, whenever i see a video of him off the court it makes me remember how good of a person he seems to be (to me)

The Ben Simmons saga explained: Thought they were getting the next Lebron, but instead got Tony Allen. Simply put, the Ben Simmons that Philly wanted was not the player he was ever going to be. A big red flag should have been when Ben went to LSU instead a top flight college team. It should have tipped you off that the kid didn't care about winning and NO ONE survives in Philly if they accept losing.

Save you 9 minutes. He didn’t shoot the ball, missed open dunks, and complained about it

Yo JJ, gave you some packages at Pakmail a couple years back. You’re a real down to earth dude even to guys like me. Really appreciate that.

Pat Mcafee with the Football Players and JJ with the basketball players. I’m loving the new wave of interviews.

Despite Ben leaving on a bad note, he was never a bad player. His defense was great during the playoffs despite his offense, not.

Great interview. we miss you JJ. . No one ever questioned his ability to play defense or see the floor. We just wanted him to shoot the ball (improve his shot). But we didnt see improvement in his weakness of shooting. Thats all.

Basketball players interviewing basketball players just makes sense but JJ. interviewing basketball players is quality and must see content!!!

JJ is a good interviewer. Great style

Yoo I remember when Joel first got to Philly he was throwing hands in the streets 😂😂💀

what made me a little mad when it comes to Ben was he wouldnt shoot but yet would post videos of him shooting in practice or work out situations and it felt like he was saying, yeah I can shoot but im not gonna, kinda rubbing it in your face

Embiid understands the city and I hope he is here for many years to come.

International NBA players are a breath of fresh air!! Jokic, Luka, Giannis and Embiid all down to earth humble guys

I'm not a Sixers fan, but i watched their whole playoff run last year. For me, this thing with Simmons began when, Doc Rivers answering a reporters question about, if he thinks he can win a championship, with Ben Simmons as a starter or something like that. Rivers said, that he don't now the answer of this question. I think this made Simmons turning his back against the whole Organisation. Nevertheless everthing went just so wrong after that. For me there is not only Ben Simmons to blame, but he whole organisation.

Unfortunately when you draft a player you can’t tell how their personality will react to if fans boo them or if the coach criticises them.

classic jj absolute classic. thanks

JJ is the best in the game of all former athletes I’ve seen transition into insightful content creation.

He did Embrace us!! Ben actually enjoyed being a Sixer.. Were a blue collar city, not only did he not improve our fans didnt think he wanted to improve or wanted to get better he was stuck in his ways. His comments after the Hawks loss was the nail in the cofin.. “I am who I am it is what it is”

Jj has the best podcast 2022 by far , bring a rocket on the podcast tho plz

I love Joel and JJ🥺

Joel brightens my day everyday

What’s the point of the co host when he doesn’t even get a chance to speak? lol should just be 1 on 1 with JJ. This dude is just staring at the camera lol

this the best basketball pod

Incredible again JJ. You have the best podcast / interviews in the NBA space by far. keep up the great work! - Connor from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

Asking a professional basketball player to learn how to shoot the ball over a course of years is not turning on somebody