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Joel Embiid needs to find himself, fast, if the Sixers are to turn it around

Joel Embiid always says that his life is like a movie. Hopefully, we’re at the point of the film where the star athlete emerges as a new man after clearing his head on a long, thoughtful motorcycle ride along the coastline with a brooding ‘80s song playing in the background. No epic is complete without a look-in-the-mirror moment.

After he was reportedly called out by Tyrese Maxey at a team meeting for frequently being late — and with the struggling Sixers at 2-11 on the season — perhaps we have arrived at Embiid’s.

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