Joel Embiid Claps Back at Payton Pritchard After 34-Point Game 7 Masterpiece

about 2 months ago

Joel Embiid Claps Back at Payton Pritchard After 34-Point Game 7 Masterpiece

"Also helps when I saw No. 11 on their team, before I came back, he said they didn't care if I was playing or not," Embiid said after the Sixers' 109-100 Game 7 win, becoming the fifth team to overcome a 3-1 deficit. Returning from an appendectomy, he had 34 points and 12 rebounds. "I thank No. 11 for that."

By Adit Pujari

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