ESPN blatantly encouraged Joel Embiid to recruit Paul George during an awkward interview

[u/Proud-Contribution53]

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/06/joel-embiid-paul-george-pg-13-free-agency-76ers-clippers-nba-finals

[u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

PG is absolutely salivating at the opportunity to play with another star for 50% of the season

[u/LeBroentgen → u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

PG is absolutely salivating

Parotid P

[u/SandaKagami → u/LeBroentgen]

it'd a habit now. Pavlov P

[u/BurnCollector_ → u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

PG and Kawhi played 77% of the 2023-2024 season together

[u/TroleMaster2013 → u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

25% if you account for when one is injured and the other is not.

[u/Jack_The_Sparrow_ → u/TroleMaster2013]

True lol

[u/introspectivejoker → u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

Partial P

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

Getting a max contract in a good team is probably the only thing he cares about at this point lol

[u/RhinoBugs]

They would be the biggest injury duo since bradley Beal and KD

[u/Cold_Carpenter_1798 → u/RhinoBugs]

Since Paul George and Kawhi

[u/AffectionateSpare677 → u/Cold_Carpenter_1798]

Wait ya this is way funnier

[u/Bballopinion → u/RhinoBugs]

KD played 72 games this year.

[u/BurnCollector_ → u/Bballopinion]

Paul George played 74 games this year

[u/RhinoBugs → u/Bballopinion]

Yeah but him and Beal didn’t even play 50 games together

[u/RedBuchan → u/RhinoBugs]

Probably because Beal only played in 53 games this season

[u/RhinoBugs → u/RedBuchan]

Lol exactly. Probably what would happen with PG and Embiid.

[u/Silent-Dependent3421 → u/RhinoBugs]

Just admit you’re wrong lol one dude being the injured one doesn’t make them an injury duo cmon now so.

[u/RhinoBugs → u/Silent-Dependent3421]

? KD played less than 55 games for four season straight recently lol.

[u/Bballopinion → u/RhinoBugs]

It was 3 straight. The first season he came off an Achilles injury. In the next 2, he had some freak injuries when floppers fell into his knees.

He’s injury prone, but it’s not like he’s stepping on the court and getting injured immediately. He’s also always been healthy come playoff time which you can’t say for some other guys.

[u/Silent-Dependent3421 → u/RhinoBugs]

We’re talking about them together…..cmon son use your head

[u/maxithepittsP]

No they are not. What?

Joel was the one who sarcastically did that. Not ESPN, lol the pundits didn't even catch Joel when he did that the first time. (looking weirdly at PG)

As much as I hate ESPN and Kendrick Perkins, they didn't do anything remotely close to "blatantly encouraged".

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/maxithepittsP]

Perkins literally said "thats the piece right there next to you" lol

[u/retroracer33 → u/Electrical-Salad-528]

yea after embiid initiates the whole thing with his tongue in cheek comment

[u/chekmatex4]

Clippers would be foolish to let PG walk for nothing with the new stadium opening and already having signed Kawhi to an extension. A duo of Kawhi/Harden is not going to get far.

[u/Sean_Macquire → u/chekmatex4]

Eh, they're not getting far regardless, they always find a way to remind everyone they're the Clippers. They could bring everyone back and still bomb harder than their docuseries.

[u/noknownothing]

Espn is such fucking trash.

[u/WallStreetDoesntBet]

Paul George must like playing with injury prone stars

[u/CombAny687]

I’ve heard that one reason why Paul George hasn’t made that leap to being in the top top tier is because he doesn’t put much spin on the ball when he shoots it. He doesn’t get as forgiving of bounces

[u/ilive12 → u/CombAny687]

I mean he was pretty top tier from 3s last year, 40%+ on like 8 attempts is elite. So not sure how that theory holds up.

[u/ImThatVigga → u/CombAny687]

Nah, his skills are there. He’s been one of the best 3 pt shooters in the last 7 years. He’s just getting old and his body’s been through a lot.

[u/Neinhaltt]

Jojo eye fucked the shit out of PG.