Charles Barkley has referred to as out Joel Embiid over his underwhelming Olympic marketing campaign and says he wants to make use of it as a studying expertise.
Embiid has averaged 9.5 factors and a couple of.5 rebounds per sport on 42.1 p.c capturing on the Olympics to date, getting benched within the second half towards Serbia and notching a DNP towards South Sudan.
Barkley believes Embiid wants to make use of his disappointing Olympic expertise as gas to make some changes when the subsequent NBA season arrives.
“I hope this can be a wake-up [call] for Joel, this Olympic expertise,” Barkley mentioned on Paul George’s podcast. “He has not performed properly, and I’m hoping he’s like, ‘Yo, man, I obtained to get in higher form. … I obtained to get wholesome, as a result of if we don’t win the championship or go deep within the playoffs, it’s going to be due to me.’”
Barkley added that he hoped Embiid’s Olympic marketing campaign would open his thoughts to taking a again seat to 76ers co-stars Paul George and Tyrese Maxey at instances.
“He’s obtained to be like, ‘OK, it’s Paul’s night time. OK, it’s [Maxey]’s night time. What can I do after I don’t get the ball?’”
George himself mentioned he is aware of what it’s wish to undergo a significant function adjustment on Group USA and that he’d advised Embiid to maintain an open thoughts in Paris.
“Simply attempt to discover a technique to keep engaged and problem your self another way than you’ll do within the NBA,” George recalled telling Embiid. “We had a very good speak about that.”
Embiid and Group USA will return to the ground on Tuesday once they face Brazil within the quarterfinals.
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