Joel Embiid was in no mood for gamesmanship after his Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated by the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
The Sixers fell to the Celtics in Game 5 of their second-round series by the final of 114-112, ending their first playoff run in six years. As Philly’s last ditch full-court pass was intercepted and the game went final, the All-Star center Embiid walked right off the court without shaking hands with the Celtics.
Embiid enjoyed a strong series and finished the game with 27 points and 12 rebounds. But he missed some crucial shots in the fourth quarter, including this short-range look that would have tied the game in the final 15 seconds.
Joel Embiid can't score on crucial play…Damn. pic.twitter.com/qgKVLybZWP
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The Sixers actually entered the series as the odds-on favorites to come out of the East but lasted just five games against a banged-up Celtics team. As for Embiid, he is not the first superstar to come under fire for such a move either.
