This was the saddest moment in Joel Embiid’s disastrous season
NY Post
Joel Embiid did his best Ben Simmons impression.
In the midst of a disastrous season, Embiid passed up a wide-open shot that could have given the Philadelphia 76ers the lead in the closing seconds of Tuesday’s 106-103 loss to the Raptors.
With the Sixers trailing, 105-103, and roughly 10 seconds remaining, Embiid was passed the ball by guard Tyrese Maxey at the top of the key with his feet set, surely prepared to shoot a wide-open 3-pointer, but he instead put the ball back on the floor and dribbled into a flood of Toronto defenders.
Embiid looked at the basket without a defender even in the picture before putting the ball on the floor, mishandling the ball as he dribbled between his legs near the free-throw line, and Raptor guard Grady Dick took it away.
Dick would go to the free-throw line and make one of two, while Maxey missed a 26-foot game-tying 3-point attempt with 5.1 seconds remaining.
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