Can Joel Embiid make a PLAYOFF RUN with his HEALTH? + Jalen Brunson as a GAME CHANGER! | NBA Today
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- On NBA Today, Austin Rivers joins Malika Andrews to take a closer look at Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers and if he is healthy enough to make a playoff run. Then, Kendrick Perkins joins to discuss who is the better 1A: Joel Embiid or Jalen Brunson.
0:00 Joel Embiid healthy enough to make a playoff run?
3:15 Tim Bontemps on Embiid's health vs. Heat
6:30 Joel Embiid or Jalen Brunson?
9:30 "Joel Embiid is top of the list when healthy!" - Austin Rivers
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funny they got austin rivers to talk about the sixers when maybe the biggest difference between this sixers teams and previous ones is the way nick nurse has been making in game adjustments which Doc rivers often failed to do
For real. Doc would’ve played tobi at the end of the game lol
Facts💯 - it’s typical ESPN… the 76ers won the game in the clutch and they find ways to diminish their efforts lol… ESPN is trash lol…
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@@SPACEKNOCKERZ76🤣🤣
100%
Big perk gotta son Austin hard af every time they interact 😂
Austin has ZERO debate charisma.
Is Austin retired
Jalen Brunson all day 🎉🎉
😂😂laugh You sound lost
Knick fans are delusional. Celtics are taking the East so the playoffs DO NOT MATTER.
@@champiana513__Celtics ain’t beating Denver
@@champiana513__ ….oh how quickly we forget that Tatum takes his annual vacation during the playoffs 🤣😂🤣😂
@@champiana513__ You're one of those casuals who forget how the Celtics choke during the playoffs.
Gentleman's Sweep for my knicks!!
3-1 Knicks
Why is Austin Rivers still on this show?😭
His dad.
@@SPACEKNOCKERZ76😂😂😂
i ask the same thing about why his dad still has a coaching job in the nba.
Hey man, who else posts up to a show with a massive poster of himself behind him. What a dope!
His father.
Bruson is because what he was able to do and put knicks in 2nd seed .
Perk was the only one to see that Brunson was a special, Type A player long before anyone else in sportscasting. Perk knew what Brunson brought to the table because he is a true analyst of basketball. He studies players. He also remembers, acutely and precisely, what made players great versus good versus bad when he was an NBA player. Now, Perk is warning people that Joel Embiid almost buckled twice yesterday when the76ers played the Heat.
Perk is a true analyst? He had Podz on an all defense team
LMAO perk always bring up lil austin in the locker room 😂😂
Batum is on the team. Role players are clearly important for any team. I’m lost on how if Batum didn’t do this then we would’ve lost. No duh. He’s on the team to hit timely threes and play defense.
You act like wasn't averaging 4 points all year...
Jalen Brunson doesn’t disappear in the playoffs. Without question Brunson is the better 1A in the playoffs
Knicks need to not be soft with him. If he’s hobbled, amplify the aggressiveness against him. We already know he is going to get whistles so you might as well make the most of it.
You sound like a Bih
IHart and Mitch with OG and Hart bringing help are gonna run Embiid out the building. We probably gonna out rebound them every game by double digits.
@@flynnryder6113 #Sixersin6
Thibs is gonna cycle his 3 centers on him all game 100%
With the way batum is hitting them threes, is a risk to double team him so much.
As a Sixers fan it sucks watching this team get injured every year
The team doesn’t get injured every year, Embiid gets injured every year
Stg I’m over it fr build around maxey
And Embid is going to try to play in the Olympics. Would hate to see it but could be another shortened season next year
@@Ballin-97 same thing
he'd be jokic if he just stayed healthy but he just wasn't born with the body. It's sad. Trade him now or be sad in 2 years
Perk always lil bros Austin!
If Sixers had doc they’d be out the play in. Austin
Thanks for the Knick love Big Perk! You should put a trade mark on "Big Body Brunson" title🎉 LGK!!
76ers are getting smoked by the Knicks
4 games max lol , duck the smoke bro or something.
Brunson hasn’t gotten any true MVP love because sports media refuses to admit how good he’s become, Not to mention all the candidates have had their All Star caliber teammates healthy the whole year but Brunson was able to keep his team afloat without Randle. Embiid has never been a better playoff performer than Brunson so I expect all these guys picking Philly to look stupid these next 2 weeks.
Perkins getting a free meal in NYC 🙏🏼
Isn't Rivers sitting in front of a portrait of his 7 jerseys a bit weird or is it just me? 🤔
Austin rivers is drinking on the job..embid is hurt foh😂
bro couldn't even shoot a free throw without falling over...
I think Embiid was more frustrated with the heat zone and just isn't fully conditioned. He'll improve as the playoffs move forward.
Sixers are 9-0 since his Return… all this hate is crazy
cry. Sixers in 4.
@@teachergotgame2203sixers in 4 is crazy lmao
@@teachergotgame2203Batum gonna get 20 each game? 😂
Against the, nets, raptors, spurs and Miami and thunder. Not to impressive but I see your point
@@TheGodlyGamers the Thunder are number 1 in the West. The Heat are a threat to any team. Not even you believe that.
Agree, if Embiid ain't 30+ ppg guy, the Sixers ain't going nowhere in the playoffs
Yall act like we don't have 4 players average 15 ppg
Maxie oubre tobias embiid all average 15 plus. Maxie is a top ten scorer as well. We don't need embiid as much as we used to. Our bench even is held pain Lowry and batum. Our bench isn't niang milton and korkmas anymore AND WE HAVE A COACH
@@joystickjourneyman yeah but none of them are carrying the Sixers.
Maxey really good player yess 👍, but he isn't there yet
@@joystickjourneyman y'all almost lost tonight my friend.
Y'all were booing before the halftime
@@jimmykarlsson2567 the sixers have always had a really hard time with the heat and so has literally any other team in the NBA. This one game probably gave them all goosebumps the whole time knowing that they only have one chance which puts a toll on how you play especially if you get nervous with every play you make. Everyone has bad games its the NBA but they won so nothing else matters.
Joel’s last name will be Brunson after this series!
Or Hartenstein
NY stand up
Of course Embiid is a better player but the question on the thumbnail should be who’s a better 1a Brunson or 70% Embiid and I’m taking Brunson
Knicks in 6
Who's better maxie or og
How bout oubre or Bojan. Sixers all day son
@@joystickjourneymanthat’s not how basketball works 😂
@@CM-nr9my Well hes not wrong and plus knicks arent as physical as the heat. Embiids more comfortable playing at the knicks pace considering they arent as fast.
@@joystickjourneyman give me OG for the fact he’s gonna lock tf up
Knicks getting this disrespected by Vegas is hilarious
Lmaoo Perk is hilarious
Embiid doesn't even rely on his athletisism anymore
Even before he got hurt
Embiid literally took over in the 4th qtr last night
And his passing got alot better
Pig perk got my vote mayor of NYC.. SAS is big Perks security
Why is Malika calling her man by his full name? Should just call him booboo
lol ESPN is a joke😂, they got Austin river slandering 76ers every time cuz they fired his father and have a better coach now
kendrick perkins is right the madison square gardens will be rockin for 2 reasons because of the new york knicks and new york rangers not to mentioned that the rangers are the best team of the NHL season 2023-2024 right
Make it seem like batum came from 5he stands to play. Dude has been starting for them. Great team win.
No one knew he was on the Sixers before that game....
It is evident that Embild is experiencing physical discomfort.
Then he shouldn’t play
he’s just unconditioned
No s**t
@@sayitwithyahchestnah he's legitimately experiencing discomfort
@@BillTheWarrior he's always experiencing discomfort
Tim knows what he's talking about. We needed to show that we could win a Big Game without Embiid having to carry us
Just need a historic shooting night from 1 of your bench players to squeak out a win vs a Miami team that has a bottom 10 offense
@@coreyhansen9711a win is a win 🤡 there's always a role player to step up every playoffs. Learn the sport b4 u try to talk ish
Knicks in 5
@@hectorrivera9032 Sixers in 6.
With 1 leg Embiid right 😂 when he had 2 y'all lost by 30+ to the Knicks your in denial buddy it's ok 😆
Embiid was clutch as stated in opening statement.
Carrying +25lbs
Closer to 300 pounds
The Knicks are beating the 76ers in 6 games. In the regulars season Embiid > Brunson but in the playoffs Brunson > Embiid because Embiid always chokes in the playoffs
The knicks are bigger chokers tho
@@creep9932 we will see who wins
What Happened To The Sound?
I hate Austin Rivers... but you know who LOVES Austin Rivers. Austin Rivers, dude has a collage of himself on the variety of teams he used to ride the bench for. 👏
Sixers in 6 games! Embiid and Maxey are too much for the Knicks without Randle. Maxey is just as good as Brunson. Tyrese will show out in this series.
Trippin lol
We gonna come back to this comment
Knicks are better without Randle.
Insane comment. After the Sixers beat them, we'll come back to this comment.
Maxey is nowhere near the level of Jalen Brunson
Why Austin rivers look so intense lol
These 2 hate each other 😂 that’s the only reason Austin still keep popping up espn know what they doing
Not surprised if Joel forces himself to play this playoff and get injured and then he’s out also for USA team which they’ll probably pickup banchero or green for a big
Not Green again
I think the sixers gonna shock some ppl. They keep hyping this injury like they lost last night. I'm not saying it's nothing, but they are definitely making this a big deal. If he wasn't physically able, he shouldn't play. Philly, not giving him no excuse this year.
They won at home by 1 with Jimmy Buckets missing an mcl
They have really good chemistry. Perky Rivers podcast? What do y’all think?
I got Knicks in this series for sure 💪🏽💪🏽
All this chatter about Embiid I guarantee he goes for 40+ pts 15+ rebounds game 1 😂
Limp into the playoffs by winning 7 or 8 games in a row. They played a very good “playoff” Miami team, and won…. Rivers doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Still salty about his dad being removed as Sixers coach.
We don’t accept a former Celtics as a NY Major but thanks Perk
Perk agree with Austin 😂😂😂
Perk is the guy!!!
Let's go💪 knicks. GO KNICKS
Joel at 70% is still better than Brunson.
Stfu brunson is averaging 38 points this last month. Embiid can barely get up and down the floor. Knicks in 5
EmBITCH is regular season fraud! 23ppg in the playoffs and 20ppg in elmination career games...flopper who chokes in the playoffs!
And stop with injury excuses, ain't nobody 100% healthy...lol..
casual
Who told you that Brunson been averaging 40 points a game
@@danielchen7143 go check brunson average 37 points in his last 12 games plus a few 40 + games.
As Knicks fan I think lot of people are forgetting Joel with one knee is still top 15 player in the league. He was a mvp for a reason.
reason being he cried for it
Half these players weren’t on those Sixers teams lol they just had trouble with that zone.
ESPN word of the day “plethora”
I noticed that
Im a celtics fan and i was glad that phili won to grab that 7th spot and to avoid a matchup between celtics and sixers, i mean i know celtics dominates mostly in the playoffs against them, but you never know maybe this is the year embid would go ham so atleast celtics is safe 😂
LMAO this seems like a gimmick to me but fair enough
The Knicks and the 76ers have the Most wins by the end of the Season .
The Knicks have the Highest Home game wins than 76ers
Knicks at 4th in the east
76ers at 7th in the east
In home court wins
Road wins .Knicks win also
Knicks at 3rd road wins
76ers tied at 5th
Knicks win in 5.
Austin Rivers is monumentally versed in a plethora of lexis
Jalen Brunson!!
The Knicks have beaten the Sixers when Embiid was healthy. 💀
My comment to this video is this. Even if Joel sat out the rest of the season who is to say he wouldn’t just get hurt again next year? He always gets hurt. So it’s better to have him at 70% than none at all… nurse should just play him 6 mins a quarter and in the 4th quarter 9 mins.
Embiid is just gonna have to ball out and beat these guys. Perk is trippin a bit. If Embiid didn't come back, the Sixers would have missed out on this potential path to the ECF. Potentially that e could face the Knicks and then Pacers or struggling Bucks. That's way better than starting with Boston or having to have Boston in the second round. Embiid gets hurt every year, so sitting him out this season wouldn't guarantee anything for next season, it would have just wasted this season
how would you defend Brunson if you're the Sixers?
they need richard back - full time, perk needs someone else to debate with, what ya think?
Im taking brunson over embid all day
Easily, it’s no debate if we really being honest
perk took forever to say the same exact thing that Austin said. its painful to hear him as an analyst sometimes
Let's see, which of the two has consistently played above his average during the postseason? 🤔
Austin is correct due to the fact Embid will play for team USA
Bro with the AirPods is spitting
We create so many narratives for Embid made. Last year it was the pity party MVP. This year and every other year it’s the “Embid is banged up” If we get a healthy Embid”
MAN IF YOU’RE PLAYING YOURE HEALTHY. It’s the end of the season, I promise you Embid isn’t the only player banged up. But for some reason he always performs at a much lower level compared to the regular season.
It’s not always health man, he simply isn’t a guy who elevates his game when it matters most. Foul merchant
Perk ALWAYS sonning Austin 😂😂😂
Brunson 💯
I love how you engage with your audience. It feels like a community here!
Let’s be honest, the knicks players are just as likely to get injured as embiid, Thibs track record proves it
Could be he is acting like he's hurt and just did enough to beat miami, let's not sleep on this guy knicks.
Towards the back up of the game he turned up. Whatever Thibs sends towards Embiid is not going to be as tough as the heats defense.
He's my franchise. We could build a team @ Jimmi .❤❤❤❤❤❤
Is so funny they are talking about how he is injured and looks like he can’t physically do things while showing highlights of him being just as explosive as 3 weeks ago when everyone was raving about the Sixers chances 😂
Dumb media don’t even watch the games and realize the different style of play was because of the zone defense from Miami. Of course Embiid isn’t 100%, but these narratives always pop out of nowhere from fools who clearly don’t watch the games.
Who started this new debate about this whole 1A theory? Can we just let players be great?
Get em perk
What about White ?
Ppg.
3pt percentage
Bulls
Horns
Match-up
big perk had rivers cooked
Post season? Brunson is the better 1a by a mile.
Embid does not have to dunk the ball to be affective this teams feeds from Embid just being on the floor i can't wait for Saturday 76ers 4 Life
Knicks sweeping
Me thinking perkins betrayed the Celtics nation. But this is genius, hes just putting his picking curse on the knicks, so the celtics have a easy path to the finals . Then perkins is going to pick the nuggets . Its genius
To answer the thumbnail question, Embiid is unquestionably the best player in this series and it’s not even close. However, he’s hurt, so he’s shell of himself, and the 76ers won’t win the series unless he has a miraculous recovery. Knicks in 6 😔.
Austin sounds like a hater. And people need to stop saying Niko saved us. He had a great game and he helped his team win. He’s a Sixer, nobody says this about another team when an “other” has a great game and helps his team win. This is a completely different team with players and a coach.
Smoke ? What's the slang word mean exactly ? " Dude doesn't want the smoke ? Is smoke = heat or pressure or both ?
Sacramento was an overplay
Jalen Brunson always proves it in the playoffs Embiid doesn't, that alone should tell you what you need to know.
Why do they let Austin Rivers talk abt the sixers when he obv has a bias against them for firing his dogshit of a coach dad. Who wants to watch this ? And is Embiid better than Brunson ? Is that a srs question ?
EmBITCH is regular season fraud! 23ppg in the playoffs and 20ppg in elmination career games...flopper who chokes in the playoffs!
And stop with injury excuses, ain't nobody 100% healthy...lol..
without lowry knicks might win this series
They sleeping on Tyrus maxey and Tobias Harris
Great, now Embiid has something to prove..
Jalen wont average 37 in this series which he has to if they want to beat the sixers
Would a, could a, should a, we won, everything else is irrelevant
Ny bout to hit them with true defense
Kevin Love
Media is gushing over the knicks just like they did the heat, same as the Celtics, sixers aren’t the same team like the past years! They never win that game last night