Joel Embiid takes shot at Ben Simmons after 76ers' Game 7 loss to Bucks
Ben Simmons struggled at times in the 76ers’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Hawks, and Joel Embiid noticed.
Embiid discussed what he thought was the turning point of Philadelphia’s 103-96 Game 7 defeat on Sunday night. In the center’s opinion, it was when Simmons passed up a wide-open attempt near the basket late in the fourth quarter.
“I mean, I’ll be honest,” Embiid said, per Rich Hofmann of The Athletic. “I thought the turning point was when we — I don’t know how to say it — but I thought the turning point was just we had an open shot and we made one free throw and we missed the other and then they came down and scored.
“We didn’t get a good possession on the other end and Trae (Young) came back and he made a 3 and then from there, down four (with 45 seconds to go), it’s on me. I turned the ball over and tried to make something happen from the perimeter. But I thought that was the turning point.”
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Embiid may not have named Simmons, but it’s clear that this was the play he was talking about.
