Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid recently responded to the narrative that he is too interested in individual awards and doesn't play hard enough to win in the postseason. Embiid addressed several narratives about him in a feature by ESPN's Dotun Akintoye, including that he has cared more about playing hard in the regular season to win individual awards—such as his MVP award in 2023—than trying in the postseason.
Though players across a variety of sports will say that the individual awards don't matter, winning a championship does, Embiid believes that anyone who can win an award like MVP will go after it.
