Joel Embiid spoke to reporters for the first time Thursday about the departure of James Harden.
on Thursday, in which he said that Philadelphia had him “on a leash” and used him as a “system player.”
“But in my opinion, I just felt like we allowed him to just be himself. And we gave him the ball every single possession, because he’s really good. He’s an amazing player,” Embiid continued. “Obviously being that great of a passer, we gave him the ball. If you were watching the game, we gave him the ball every single possession to just go out and do his thing.”“We allowed him to just be himself, and we gave him the ball on every single possession. Because he’s really good.
In a press conference on Thursday, Harden spoke critically of his role on the 76ers, saying, “I’m not a system player. I am a system.”
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