Joel Embiid Scores 70 Points Against Spurs, But Skips Crucial Game Against Nuggets

Joel Embiid scared the NBA when he scored 70 points against the San Antonio Spurs. It was the highest score of the season until Luka Doncic’s 73 in Atlanta arrived and a knock on the table for the last MVP of the regular season. Criticized for his little contribution in the Playoffs, the interior of Cameroonian origin claimed his space. Maximum brightness that is placed in contrast with a strange situation: Embiid skipped a key visit of his Philadelphia 76ers this season, going to the Denver den Nuggets. Champions and led by their rival Nikola Jokic. He hasn’t played in Colorado in the last five years.

Fans, with the sign against Embiid.LAPRESSE

It is a strange situation because I was flying and another absence coincides with a match against one of the important teams in the competition. He had dominated them weeks ago (41 points and 10 assists in Philadelphia’s 126-121), but he was not there at the Ball Arena. Well yes… but on the bench. And the stands pointed to him. A sign said: “Missing person. Joel Embiid ‘aka’ The Process’. Description: no MVP, no rings, no All-Star team. Last seen in 2019 in Denver”.

The Denver Nuggets won 111-105 with a performance (26 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists) by Nikola Jokic. A message for the MVP against Embiid? The experts will say, but the one from Sombor He was the one who set the tone against the Sixers in a game of contenders for everything.

The NBA will investigate Embiid’s absence

Michael Malone

Embiid’s absence, for now, seems to be due to discomfort. Although there is the specter of the all-star break that the NBA says it will penalize. This course was starting, although nothing real is yet to be seen. “He wanted to play, but the medical team didn’t let him. I don’t think it’s anything major, but they always have to monitor everything so that it is back soon. Because he went out to warm up and it was decided that it was safer not to play,” said Sixers coach Nick Nurse.

Jokic and Embiid hug.LAPRESSE

Embiid story before our eyes

Nikola Jokic

The Nuggets win and convince. “We saw very late that he was not there, and I don’t know how they work. I’m sure the league will do their investigations. We live situations in which we speak with the NBA and they tell us that they will keep an eye on the players who are out,” explained Denver coach Michael Malone. Jokic was there and he can’t wait to speak well of ‘JoJo’. “He is making history in front of us. He makes it look easy,” said the Balkan.

2024-01-28 10:14:34
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