Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid candidly shared his view on the current MVP race, noting the toxic atmosphere surrounding it during his previous years of contention for the league's top individual award.
The 7-foot center currently holds the Michael Jordan Trophy, securing it for the first time in the 2022-23 season.
"I'm happy I'm not in the conversation. That conversation has been toxic for a long time, but I'll be honest: This year, it's been kind of boring. This year, there's not enough toxicity going around. It's pretty fun, and it's also at some point, it's pretty bad, too," the seven-time NBA All-Star told reporters.
Embiid spent over two months on the sidelines due to a meniscus injury in his left knee. He made his return last Tuesday against the Thunder on March 2, at home.
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After being the frontrunner for the NBA MVP award for most of the campaign before his injury, he became ineligible to contend for the MVP due to a new league rule that requires players to participate in at least 65 games in a season to qualify for major awards.
Joel Embiid has one goal in mind amid intense MVP race
Despite his recent setback, the Cameroon-born big man has a short-term goal in mind as they prepare to enter the postseason.
"I'm just focused on getting back healthy, obviously all great [MVP] candidates and they all deserve to win. It's just unfortunate that only one person has to win," the two-time scoring champion quipped.
The Sixers are in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a 42-35 record.
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