“No softness in the playoffs” Joel Embiid shows good sportsmanship to ‘brother’ Jimmy Butler after smacking his head
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Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler are former teammates and one of the best mates around the league. As after parting ways with the Philadelphia 76ers and moving on to lead the Miami Heat Jimmy Butler said that he loves Joel Embiid to death and always keeps talking to him. But as a team things just didn’t really age that well between them and the franchise so a split up was necessary. Now both of them are established players and franchise stars for their respective teams as the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat are going all in and against of each other in the eastern conference semi-finals. The big guy from the Sixers missed the first two games due to a right orbital fracture because of getting elbowed in the face. In his absence, the Heat squad got the lead by 2-0 but now the series is tied at 2-2 with everyone being healthy and on board.
The Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Miami Heat at Wells Fargo Center for Game 4 of the series. It was an important match-up for both the teams. The game was closely contested throughout and head to head until the Sixers got it going serious with everyone on board stepping up and getting the job done. James Harden led the offensive end and built a strong lead as they were comparatively shooting better than the Jimmy Butler-led Miami Heat. While Joel Embiid took care of the business on both the ends. The final box score stands at 108-116 favoring the Philadelphia 76ers. Every starter made it to double-digit on the scoring side.
In the game, Joel Embiid dropped 24 points, 2 assists, and 11 rebounds. While Jimmy Butler got himself 40 points, 6 assists, and 3 rebounds but still, unfortunately, ended up on the losing side. A video clip of Jimmy Butler getting elbowed by Joel Embiid also stands viral on the internet as it was a closely contested play where Joel Embiid put all of his efforts in.
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Fans react to Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler going against each other in Game 4
With seven minutes and fifty-three seconds remaining for the third quarter to end a foul was called on Joel as he unintentionally fouled Jimmy Butler by hitting him on the face while contesting and trying to block the shot. But Jimmy Butler was the smart one as he pump-faked the big guy and got two easy points. But Joel Embiid too didn’t gave up and tried his best to block it. But the former teammates also showed love to each other as the big guy helped his former teammate up after the play and even interacted for some seconds.
There are thousands of reactions to offer for the viral video. As fans praise, appreciate, and troll Joel Embiid with his former teammate Jimmy Butler while enjoying the physical plays and players going against each other. Find some of many such reactions posted by fans on social media platforms here below:
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