Sixers coach puts heartbreaking loss in context for Joel Embiid

What do you say to your team when they’ve had their hearts ripped out in a devastating loss? Exactly what Brett Brown said.

Brown spoke after his Philadelphia 76ers lost 92-90 to the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday and offered a great message to Joel Embiid (who was crying) and his other players.

Sixers' Brett Brown on what Game 7 loss to Raptors means to Joel Embiid: "It's going to be a life memory that, as painful as it feels now, it will help shape his career and give him greater clarity of what this time of the year represents. It's hard to be the last man standing." pic.twitter.com/VkNH3wI35j

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 13, 2019

Losing on Kawhi Leonard’s shot that bounced on the rim four times before dropping through is as heartbreaking as it gets. Sometimes players need to experience the pain of losing to motivate them to work even harder and do even better. Those tough losses make the journey even sweeter when you do break through. Look no further than these guys for proof of how to respond to a difficult loss.