Joel Embiid’s Honest Admission About His Pursuit of Ben Simmons

Joel Embiid actually wanted Ben Simmons to stay in Philly.

In an interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews, 76ers center Joel Embiid spoke about the Ben Simmons saga and how he tried to get the disgruntled star to stay.

“I did a lot of chasing around trying to get him to come back and trying to make him feel comfortable again,” Embiid said. “It was time, I didn’t care anymore.”

“I did a lot of chasing around trying to get him back and try to make him feel comfortable again. It was tough. I didn’t care anymore.”

Joel Embiid on Ben Simmons, James Harden, and the MVP race. Catch our convo on NBA Today: pic.twitter.com/cI2dXv6QIn

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) February 22, 2022

During the entire Simmons Saga in Philly, Embiid wasn’t shy about his anger with Simmons’s refusal to play.

At one point the Sixers big man said: “I don’t care about that man.”

Embiid also told Andrews that the last time he spoke to Simmons was one or two weeks before the Feb. 10 trade deadline.

You can’t trust the process with someone like Ben Simmons. He’s just a different kind of guy, and not in a good way.

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