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Knicks legend Charles Oakley has ripped into Joel Embiid after the 76ers star's struggles during Philadelphia's payoff series against New York.
Embiid missed Tuesday's shootaround with a migraine ahead of a crucial Game 5 for Philadelphia, who enters the clash with a 3-1 deficit.
The 30-year-old put up an impressive 50 points in Game 3 but has otherwise struggled throughout the opening round and was already questionable for Tuesday night's game with left knee injury management.
Despite previously predicting Embiid could be an all-time great, Oakley, who played the majority of his 19 season in the NBA with the New York Knicks, backtracked on his claims.
'Everybody says he's hurt,' Oakley said
