Watch: Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler defend coach Brett Brown
Joel Embiid has no time for rumors about his coach's job status.
A day after 76ers coach Brett Brown made an impassioned case for Joel Embiid and his superstar’s growth following the Game 7 loss to the Raptors, Embiid responded in kind.
“I was off social media. ... I heard about all those rumors and stuff and I just thought it was bull—.
“He’s done a fantastic job. He’s been there through everything,” Embiid continued.
See his full comments here:
Jimmy Butler, facing pending free agency, also had kind words to say about the coach for whom he’s played for just six months.
“He has a huge heart. He’s a great dude, and he works incredibly hard,” he said. “I think he’s going to be here for a long time."
Watch all of Butler’s comments here:
The Sixers are speaking to the media in their annual postmortem after Sunday’s last-second loss at the hands of Kawhi Leonard.
In addition to Butler and Embiid, JJ Redick took the podium. He made clear: He wants to return to the Sixers.