76ers star Joel Embiid won't be playing on Monday night against Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets in what was touted as a matchup between two NBA MVP favorites.
While fans are disappointed they'll be missing out on the battle between the superstar bigs, Kendrick Perkins took things a bit further during a segment on ESPN's NBA Today.
Perkins accused Embiid of "ducking the smoke" when it comes to the matchup against Jokić, suggesting the big man "cannot sit out this game." The 38-year-old then went on to suggest that he, as an MVP voter, will remember Embiid sitting out the matchup against the Nuggets and Jokić.