The first nugget of potential Joel Embiid discontent in Philadelphia has arrived following Doc Rivers’ firing.
“I am here to tell you right now, Joel Embiid wasn’t happy that Doc Rivers got fired. Not from everything that I’m hearing, and I worked in Philadelphia for 17 years, and I still know a lot of people within the Philadelphia 76ers organization. I ain’t guessing. I’m telling you,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said in the lead-up to the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday.and confirmed the superstar’s frustration with the decision.
Smith speculated that James Harden could be behind Rivers’ firing and the next coach could be telling. “If Mike D’Antoni ends up getting the 76ers job with Mark Jackson, Monty Williams, Nick Nurse, and Mike Budenholzer available – if Mike D’Antoni gets the job, if that happens – James Harden went and got Doc Rivers fired. Remember I said that,” the ESPN hot take specialist said.
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