In the midst of the James Harden saga, Sixers star center Joel Embiid was recently photographed working out with fellow NBA player Jayson Tatum.
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is not allowing the recent turmoil involving co-star James Harden interfere with his summer training.Embiid was recently spotted working out with All-Star Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.The Sixers star appeared unfazed by the current circumstances surrounding his team, smiling beside Tatum and veteran NBA trainer Drew Hanlen.
Of course, it was Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics who sent Joel Embiid, Harden, and the Sixers home last May. The Celtics star scored an epic 51 points in the series-deciding Game 7 victory for Boston.
Things are about as uncertain as they’ve been in a while for the 76ers. While Embiid is coming off of the best season of his career, taking home the MVP trophy and posting dominant numbers throughout, Philadelphia still hasn’t found a way to get past the second-round roadblock that has spelled their downfall several times since The Process commenced.
Harden was brought in to give Embiid a reliable co-star in the aftermath of the failed Ben Simmons experiment. However, while the former Houston Rocket and Brooklyn Net had his moments in a Sixers uniform, the overall result was yet another disappointment, as both Harden and Embiid were listless in Philadelphia’s crushing Game 7 defeat.
In any case, it’s good to see that Embiid is back in the gym grinding as opposed to getting caught up in the media circus that is James Harden right now.
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