The NBA’s most poetic revenge tour makes a painful stop in Philadelphia tomorrow as Jimmy Butler and the red-hot Golden State Warriors (32-27) roll into the City of Brotherless Love to witness firsthand the spectacular implosion of Joel Embiid’s 76ers (20-38).
Let’s talk about timing and irony, hoop fans. When the Sixers decided Jimmy Butler wasn’t worth keeping in 2019, they chose to build around Embiid’s towering presence instead of Butler’s two-way brilliance. Six years and zero conference finals appearances later, Butler is thriving as Golden State’s missing piece while the 76ers just announced Embiid will miss the remainder of the season with yet another knee injury.