“The James Harden effect”: NBA Fans troll Joel Embiid after producing yet another Shaqtin a fool moment against top-seeded Heat
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Dewayne Dedmond and Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid has been godlike so far the season since his COVID-19 recovery. Last season he closed his MVP rally as a runner-up behind Nikola Jokic but the domination still continues as this season again he is a top contender for the award. Joel Embiid has been single-handedly carrying the Philadelphia 76era so far the stretch but now he has James Harden to rely on as the Ben Simmons saga end. But the fans are now dragging him out of the conversation as his scoring heroics fell short when Dewayne Dedmon locked him up.
Recently, the Miami Heat hosted the Philadelphia 76ers at FTX Arena. The Jimmy Butler led Miami Heat was successful in outshining the Joel Embiid and Sixers. As they dominated them throughout the four quarters and got a 17 points victory. The final box score stands at 99-82 favoring the Miami Heat. Currently, the Philadelphia 76ers under the leadership of Joel Embiid are ranked as the second seed in the eastern conference with the record of 39 wins and 24 losses at .619 just below the conference leader Miami Heat.
The game was full of struggles for the Harden-less Sixers as the offensive end of theirs was down and slow. Joel Embiid in the game had 22 points, 2 assists and 15 rebounds. As Bam Adebayo and Dewayne Dedmon were successful most of the time in stopping the offensive rally of the Sixers and especially Embiid who was locked up by the two great defenders on rotation. A video clip of Dewayne Dedmon giving some hard time to Embiid stands viral on the internet as fans react to it.
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Twitter reacts to Joel Embiid hilariously losing the ball against Heat’s DeWayne Dedmon
With one minute nineteen seconds remaining for the first quarter to end Dewayne Dedmon blocked a jumper of Joel Embiid. Which then was called for a travel by Heat’s players as he got the ball back and even the whistles were up by the refs. Just in the next possession Dedmon again showcased his elite defensive skillset and took the ball away from Joel Embiid while fetching two easy points for the team as the pass from his side got converted into a bucket.
Fans have thousands of reactions to it as the video trends on social media. As fans criticize Embiid while praising and appreciating the top-seeded Heat for their elite defense and the deep bench they have built. Fans around the globe also have James Harden (ruled out due to load management) in the conversation as they blame him for teaching his fancy jumper and shoot around pull-ups to the big guy which eventually brought the team down. Find some of many such reactions posted on social media platforms by fans below here:
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