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Joel Embiid hints he’s ready to leave Philadelphia in order to win NBA title

Joel Embiid obviously wants to win an NBA title.

Now, though, it sounds like he’s ready to leave the Philadelphia 76ers to accomplish that.

The reigning league MVP spoke at the Uninterrupted Sports Film Festival in Los Angeles on Thursday with Maverick Carter. A clip from that event gained traction on social media Monday, and made it clear that Embiid isn’t planning to end his career in Philadelphia if he can’t win a championship there.

“I just wanna win a championship, whatever it takes,” Embiid said. “I don’t know where that’s gonna be, whether that’s in Philly or anywhere else.