![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/pmn/HRLN3VZ3IBEHREBRBLIOJH4EGI.jpg)
Sixers' Joel Embiid should be 2022 NBA MVP
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://milehighsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/USATSI_19877062-1.jpg)
Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are vying for
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/99b383db6f3fdfcf704986dccaa6be98cebd690f/0_0_3580_2403/master/3580.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none)
Joel Embiid: the star who toppled critics and implicit bias to win
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/wdel.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/70/770e3f82-4025-11ed-ab4e-effa300f1de2/6335e573c860b.image.jpg?resize=400%2C267)
NBA MVP: 76ers' Embiid wins league's top individual honor
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/2c/12c987c8-cdc6-11ed-bb87-abbcc01da24f/642381e41516e.image.jpg?crop=1567%2C1175%2C98%2C0&resize=1567%2C1175&order=crop%2Cresize)
Woody Paige: Nikola Jokic MVP bid benefits as Joel Embiid sits
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4JCwGv3JL6p4xNixyKxLAwpCr-U=/0x0:3787x2525/1200x800/filters:focal(1467x1076:2071x1680)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72243777/1248008951.0.jpg)
Joel Embiid won MVP on his terms — and that's why Philly loves him
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/CLN-a3hVHkl_L9bhnmvu8UIOH4E=/0x0:3100x2067/1200x800/filters:focal(871x445:1367x941)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72129560/1460407521.0.jpg)
Joel Embiid responds to criticism about missing potential MVP
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://media.phillyvoice.com/media/images/USATSI_20485736_RLehXHA.743a4860.fill-735x490.jpg)
What they're saying: Joel Embiid's long journey to NBA MVP
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612755/2023/05/embiid-statement-jersey.jpg)
Sixers on NBA MVP Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
![Sixers' Joel Embiid gets extremely real on potentially winning NBA MVP](https://www.bostonglobe.com/resizer/-qSYh6CURfAVbz08NM8pjTxhFNI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bostonglobe/public/GKO45EKISIE4SFGXT3U4L7S3LE.jpg)
He's MVP, but so what? Joel Embiid is still hampered, and the