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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid discovered a silver lining to missing out on the video games played limit for awards and All-NBA factor to consider.
Following Thursday’s 109-105 win over the Miami Heat, the ruling MVP stated he’s “delighted I’m not in the discussion” due to the fact that it “has actually been poisonous for a very long time.”
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The MVP race this season feels far less controversial than Embiid’s success over the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić. Possibly that’s since Jokić is viewed to have such a large lead on the competitors without another severe opposition.
The Nuggets huge guy gathered 85 of the 100 first-place votes in the latest MVP straw survey performed by ESPN’s Tim BontempsAll indications indicate a runaway atop the tally.
While Embiid won conveniently in the end a year earlier,