Charles Barkley has known 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 % capturing on the Olympics thus far, getting benched within the second half in opposition to Serbia and notching a DNP in opposition to South Sudan.
Barkley believes Embiid wants to make use of his disappointing Olympic expertise as gasoline 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 stated on Paul George’s podcast. “He has not performed nicely, and I’m hoping he’s like, ‘Yo, man, I acquired to get in higher form. … I acquired 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 acquired to be like, ‘OK, it’s Paul’s night time. OK, it’s [Maxey]’s night time. What can I do once I don’t get the ball?’”
George himself stated he is aware of what it’s wish to undergo a serious function adjustment on Staff USA and that he’d informed Embiid to maintain an open thoughts in Paris.
“Simply attempt to discover a method to keep engaged and problem your self otherwise than you’ll do within the NBA,” George recalled telling Embiid. “We had discuss that.”
Embiid and Staff USA will return to the ground on Tuesday once they face Brazil within the quarterfinals.
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