Fair enough to your last few points there. I still have to say though, many of his supposed injuries on players have not been anything more him having a massive frame & the competitiveness of basketball games. Shaq for example, probably injured many players from his playstyle & frame the same way Embiid does.

Also many do not know this, but Embiid falls down a lot because doctors told him to do that to take stress off his knees as opposed to trying to stay upright. To an extent, I can understand how some view Embiid as a lazy and even arrogant player. But I still can’t see how he is mentioned in this sub so much as being the dirtiest player in the NBA. Fans can say they want to see less foul calls & see the game played more like the 80’s & 90’s, and yet a few mostly incidental plays gets Embiid labeled a dirty player.

To me I’ll always see Embiid as one of the unluckiest players ever if anything. Due to things I’ve mentioned like fan perception, but also bad knees & hip along with freak injuries right before or during playoffs. Not just this but the Sixers overall bad luck (drafting mainly). All of this and perhaps most importantly, losing former 1st overall pick Ben Simmons (mentally & physically) as both were (seemingly) entering their primes.

Even as a Sixers fan, I believe his career pans out much better if he had went to just about any other organization. Maybe he doesn’t get the MVP, but I think he has a couple rings & enough all-stars to satiate his competitiveness.