After congratulating Jokic, who averaged 27.1 points and 13.8 rebounds per game, on winning his second straight MVP award, Embiid pointed to Simmons, who said in an April podcast that he voted Jokic for MVP, as an example why the voting isn’t fair.
“I guess every year it’s all about whatever you guys decide, whatever fits the narrative as far as who’s going to win,” Embiid told reporters at Tuesday’s postgame press conference. “The only thing I’ll say about these awards is … I go back to what I heard on the podcast about Bill Simmons basically saying - it sounded like he had a grudge against somebody - saying ‘F Jalen Green.