Earlier this week the Philadelphia 76ers decided to part ways with head coach Doc Rivers following a second-round playoff exit.
Not long after the decision, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported 76ers star Joel Embiid was not happy with the move. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, general manager Daryl Morey didn’t dispel that notion.
Here’s what Morey said, via CBS Sports:
“I have to make tough calls all the time with trades,” Morey said. “You know, Joel was disappointed in — some of it was he didn’t know the player we were getting in the trade, he ended up helping us — but he was disappointed in the players that went out. I think it’s natural to be very close with the people in the locker room. He was very close with coach Rivers. And yeah, he was shocked about the change. And it’s my job to help convince him that the new coach is someone that he’ll have a great relationship with as well.”
Embiid and Rivers may have had a strong bond, but it wasn’t enough to lead the team to the Eastern Conference finals.
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