This was the saddest moment in Joel Embiid’s disastrous season

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.

Embiid has been a sight for sore eyes in Philadelphia, as he’s played in just 17 of 53 games for a team that came into this season with championship aspirations.