Philadelphia 76ers fans had to wait for quite a while to see Joel Embiid suit up for them in the NBA as he missed the first two seasons of his career due to injuries. He surely proved to be worth the wait but Embiid also surprised many by displaying a shooting stroke that he didn’t really have entering the league.
He has established himself now as one of the better shooters among big men and he is especially efficient from the foul line for a man his size. He has shot over 80% from the line for most of his career and shot better than 37% from beyond the arc in the last two seasons. Embiid was asked recently about his shooting and he spoke on how it is an area he worked on right from the beginning.
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“I think my progression from the time I started playing at 16 was – I still remember the first move I was taught was the Dirk fadeaway. So I was not a big who you gotta throw a bunch of jump hooks, you gotta play like a big. I got lucky because from the time I started playing, I was allowed to shoot the ball so I had to work on it and obviously I mentioned it before, as far as looking back, I looked at white people on YouTube. That’s how I learned how to shoot, by watching white people on YouTube.”
The Sixers have those white people on YouTube to thank for Embiid being the player he is today! He manhandled Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, finishing with 41 points and 9 rebounds while shooting 12-22 from the field and 15-18 from the line. For the season, Embiid is now averaging 33.6 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 4.2 APG, and 1.7 BPG, which are some excellent numbers. He led the Sixers to wins over both L.A. teams and this second win was a lot less controversial than the first one.
Joel Embiid Stated That Russell Westbrook Was Unlucky On The Controversial Final Play
Embiid had 35 points and 11 rebounds against the Lakers on Sunday night but it almost ended up being not enough for the win. The Sixers were holding on to a 113-112 lead with 13 seconds remaining when Russell Westbrook decided to drive at Embiid on the final play.
He wasn’t able to get the shot off and later said that Embiid grabbed his hand so he wasn’t able to shoot it. The big man stated that he didn’t foul him but admitted that Westbrook was unlucky. The L2M report agreed with Embiid that there was no foul committed but not everyone was pleased with that verdict.
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