Tiki vs. Philly: The Embiid Comment That Set Everyone Off

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber react to the Philly backlash after Tiki called out Joel Embiid for complaining about Mikal Bridges’ physical play. The debate turns into a fiery back and forth about toughness, whether Embiid’s injury should change the conversation, and why some Philadelphia fans may secretly agree with Tiki’s criticism. With Knicks Sixers Game 2 looming, Evan and Tiki break down the signs of frustration coming from Philadelphia, including comments from Kelly Oubre about defending Jalen Brunson. They also debate whether the Sixers are already out of answers and how another Knicks win could shift the entire series.

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0:00.0	The people of Philadelphia are very upset with Tiki Barber because he dared it.
0:04.0	Because that was right.
0:05.0	Because the truth hurts.
0:07.0	Yes.
0:08.0	He dared to call Joe Lamee.
0:10.0	Superstars aren't supposed to complain.
0:12.0	Keep going, man.
0:13.0	I'm just calling it like I see it.
0:16.0	You know what I'll say...
0:17.0	Am I wrong?
0:18.0	You are not wrong.
0:19.0	I'll set you up even better.
0:20.0	Can you play the clip of one of our fellow hosts down in Philadelphia being very offended by Tiki Barber's comments? And I apologize, do you have her name? It's Ria Hughes. The problem is we have a short and a long. Just give us the short one. We don't need to hear the whole thing. But here is Rea Hughes being very critical of our Tiki Barber who yesterday, while we were talking about Joe Inland B, accusing McHale Bridges of a dirty play, called him, you know, a whiny bitch. Tiki Barber is completely out of line. For, you know, for someone who... Well, I think the B word was flat wrong.
0:54.8	100%.
0:55.6	For someone who's been called that?
0:57.0	That's the way athletes talk.
0:58.3	Yeah, but...
0:58.6	And if you're off the air, that's one thing.
1:00.1	He was on the air.
1:00.8	On the air.
1:01.4	I thought that was uncool.
1:02.2	Against a guy who had an organ removed from his body.
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