76ers star Joel Embiid ripped in team meeting for being late to 'everything': report

The big 3 of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George is 2-11.

The Philadelphia 76ers person had an unimaginable commencement to their play aft making large splashes successful signing George and extending Embiid and Maxey's contracts.

But, apparently, they reached a breaking constituent Monday. 

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The Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid walks disconnected the tribunal aft the 76ers mislaid an Emirates NBA Cup crippled against the New York Knicks Nov. 12, 2024, successful Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

After blowing a double-digit pb to the Miami Heat, coaches and players reportedly held a squad gathering successful the locker country that lasted astir 1½ hours

"A batch was said, a batch was accepted, a batch was aired out," ESPN's Shams Charania said connected Tuesday's variation of "The Pat McAfee Show." The gathering included players telling caput manager Nick Nurse they needed to beryllium coached harder, and Nurse saying helium wanted players much dialed successful during practice.

However, the large takeaway was that their superstar, Embiid, was called out. Maxey reportedly "challenged" Embiid to halt being precocious for "everything."

"There is simply a trickle-down effect. When you are missing, erstwhile you are precocious to what I was told ‘everything,’ it has an effect connected the remainder of the locker room," Charania added. "This was the elephant successful the room, and Tyrese Maxey addressed it."

Philadelphia 76ers defender Tyrese Maxey (0) shoots implicit Washington Wizards guardant Kyle Kuzma successful the 2nd fractional Oct. 31, 2022, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Veteran defender Kyle Lowry is the subordinate who reportedly prompted the meeting, and Embiid did not instrumentality the disapproval lightly. He and Maxey are known to beryllium adjacent and often clasp each different accountable.

Embiid has been the look of load absorption this season, playing successful conscionable 3 games. He besides missed 3 games owed to a suspension for shoving a reporter.

The Sixers person been resting Embiid, who said successful grooming campy helium astir apt would not play successful some games of back-to-back contests this season.

The Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts during the 2nd fractional of Game 3 of a first-round playoff bid against the New York Knicks April 25, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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With their putrid start, Philly owns the worst grounds successful the league and is already 12 games down the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are 15-0. The Cavs are 1 of lone 4 teams successful the Eastern Conference supra .500.

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