Joel Embiid Appears to Call Out Sixers Teammates After Game 3 Loss to Celtics

• Joel Embiid has appeared to call out his Philadelphia 76ers teammates after losing Game 3 to the Boston Celtics
• His comments may have been directed at James Harden, who has produced poor performances in Games 2 and 3
• The 2018 MVP had 16 points in Game 3 on 3-of-14 shooting

Joel Embiid's night of celebration quickly turned sour after the Philadelphia 76ers lost Hame 3 114-102 to the Bosoto n Celtics to go 2-1 down in the series.

The newly crowned MVP appeared to call out his teammates, especially James Harden and Tyrese Maxey, who had a night to forget.

The Cameroonian finished the game with 30 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 blocks in 39 minutes but Harden had 16 points while shooting 3-of-14 from the field. The 2018 MVP had an incredible 45-point Game 1 but he's been poor in the last two games.

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In Game 1, he was unstoppable. Since then, he has gone 5-for-28 from the floor.

Moreover, Maxey shot just 4-of-16 from the field, while Tobias Harris attempted just six shots in 25 minutes, per Sporting News.

Those three players will need to improve in Game 4 or risk going 3-1 down.

Embiid calls out his teammates

After the game, the MVP had some words for his point guard.

"I mean, you just talk to him and you keep telling him to keep shooting," Embiid said. "Be aggressive. Can't get too high, can't get too low. Some nights you're going to make lots of other shots, a lot of tough ones, and some nights you're not going to make them. So it's about finding other ways to impact the game," via ESPN.

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He said his teammates have to turn up and play with some urgency.

"I think players have to show up," said Embiid. "I got to do my job. All the guys, everybody knows their role, they have to do their job. Players have to show up. Obviously, you can make any adjustments you want. But if the players don't execute, they don't show up and we don't make shots, that's on us. I got to be better. We all got to be better. We just haven't been good enough the last two games. No sense of urgency."

The Sixers play the Celtics in a huge Game 4 on Sunday.

Embiid receives MVP award

Sports Brief earlier reported on Embiid being presented with his Michael Jordan MVP trophy he won early this week.

Embiid shared a touching moment with his son Arthur before Game 3 and gave a speech in a ceremony led by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

The 29-year-old received 73 of a possible 100 first-place votes. He led the Sixers to the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and averaged a league-best 33.1 points.