00:00We got the news. Johnny Marks comes out of the studio during the break on middays.
00:05He goes, did you hear the news? I'm like, what happened?
00:07And he tells us Joel Embiid's rolled out with an illness. I almost fell out of my chair.
00:10I could not believe that with three games left to play, when you're sitting here,
00:15you look at the Eastern Conference standings right now, the 76ers have fallen all the way down to an eight
00:21seed.
00:22They are a half game back of the Raptors for the sixth seed.
00:25Excuse me, half game back of the Magic for the seventh seed, a full game back of the Raptors for
00:30the sixth seed.
00:31You want to get out of the playing. That's what I thought the ultimate goal was for this Sixers team.
00:36And unfortunately, now in a must-win game in Houston, which isn't going to be an easy game,
00:42Joel Embiid is too sick to play.
00:44I have to believe that more is to the story, like Ricky's saying.
00:49What are we not being told? What is, Ricky said, is stinky.
00:53It does stink. And I agree with you. There's something off with this scenario.
00:57Especially, think about the timing. These are must-wins.
01:00These are not games that you're just playing for no reason right now.
01:03These are games to keep you out of the playing games.
01:06You don't want to be in that playing game to get in the playoffs, do you?
01:10Absolutely not.
01:11Well, then why the hell is that?
01:12If you were sick, would you do everything you can to play and not call in at 12 and say,
01:17I'm not playing?
01:18No doubt. I mean, at the very least, you would have expected him.
01:21At least give it to 5, 6 o'clock.
01:22Yeah, you would have expected them to list him as questionable right now.
01:25Right.
01:26Questionable with an illness. He's doing everything he can to play.
01:28Even doubtful.
01:30Well, yeah, they've got to be careful with the doubtful designation
01:32because of when they got fined before for that.
01:34But you're right.
01:35To rule him out already, there's more to this.
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