“F*ck your mask” Jimmy Butler hilariously trolls ‘masked’ Joel Embiid after a blowout loss in Game 3 vs Sixers
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Jimmy Butler laughs at Joel Embiid on his Masked Photo
The Sixers have finally found their spark as soon as their marquee star Joel Embiid returned. After inspiring the team on wither ends of the court, the potential MVP shared a photo on himself after the win over Miami heat, to which Jimmy Butler reacted hilariously with an “F” word.
Philadelphia 76ers were without their inspirational leader Joel Embiid for the 1st two games against Conference’s top Seed Miami Heat. The negative effects were very obvious, so when Embiid played with Hammer-tested Mask, his Philly teammates made the return a huge success by blowing away Jimmy Butler led Miami Heat. Energized Philadelphia players pulled huge 4th quarter performance in the game and secured a home win against Miami Heat. Embiid posted his masked picture on his Instagram account, to which Jimmy Butler reacted sportingly.
Holding Miami to their fewest points tally in playoffs – since 2013, Philadelphia closed the gap between the two teams. Miami had an uncharacteristic cold game, scoring below 20 points in 3 quarters, while Philadelphia hold on to the lead right from the start.
Joel Embiid inspires Philadelphia team
After closing out Toronto Raptors in 6 games, Philadelphia was ready for the-Miami Heat challenge. Sadly in the initial road games, Joel Embiid was out with a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion. Miami Heat took full advantage of his absence as they won 1st two games convincingly.
Joel Embiid, who spent a complete week groggy from a concussion and a surgery on the thumb, had no clear plan for return. But he decided to make an appearance in game 3 and wore a hard mask. His presence made a great difference and the team played with high intensity against Miami Heat.
Embiid looked a bit tired so younger players like Maxey ran the floor playing most minutes for the team. He also scored team-high 21 points with 6 assists in-game. Danny Green also delivered offensively as he too added 21 points in the game.
Joel Embiid played 36 minutes in the game, and still tallied 11 rebounds and 18 points in-game. Game 3 was also a close contest up till 3rdquarter as both teams were separated by just 3 points with Philly leading 68-65.
But stronger performance in the 4th quarter helped the home team to grab crucial victory in game 3. Interestingly, the team’s top scorer Maxey had a clean slate at the half and scored all of his 21 points in 2nd half, Harden on the other hand had 15 points in 1st half and added just 2 points later in the game.
Embiid getting praised for his impact
Joel Embiid was praised by all, including trolling Jimmy Bulter, who scored game-high 33 points. Jimmy said, “You add Jo to any team, home or away, the game, the scouting report, it changes drastically, It’s been like that for his entire career.” Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid were teammates in Philly for the 2019 season. While Miami Heat Head Coach Erik praised the big man and added, ”This is what you have to expect. He is an MVP-caliber player.”
Embiid himself seemed satisfied with the performance as he pointed out his return, “I was really (angry) watching another big man play well against my team, it’s about doing whatever possible to protect it as much as possible,”
Philly coach Doc Rivers was relieved with the result and emphasized on impact of Joel Embiid on the team. The next game will be played in Philly on 8th May.
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