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r-sevendreamyzz · 6 months

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Nikola Tesla (RoR) x OC

- ♡ Pestilence ♡ (NSFW)

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⚠️ 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ♡*⁠.⁠✧🎀

- 𝑶𝒄 𝒙 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 ‼️

- 𝑵𝑺𝑭𝑾 🔞

💌[ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴏᴄ x ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪᴛ]💭

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[This smut is inspired by a JAV movie,SHKD-964 starring - Ninomiya Hikari, from Attackers movie studio, I took the topic of the way that it has pandemic in this movie turned it into my Short Smut...]

My English is still in the process of being polished. If there is a sentence that is strange or using incorrect grammar I'm sorry for that.

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Right now our world has a new epidemic. It happens to both women and men. Woman who were infected with this disease Would Die If they Didn't Inject Fresh Sperm Into their Vagina Within 48 Hours....And after they receive the semen...they also have to inject fresh sperm into their vaginas in every thirty hours. Otherwise, the symptoms will recur and eventually death...

And for the men, Sperm blockage disease is plaguing them. They will not be able to secrete sperm if they are infected with this disease.... Everyone in the world wears a mask. and keep themselves clean.

However, The number of people infected with these two diseases is increasing steadily. Including the number of deaths itself has increased as well.

Reporter : Now the number of deaths and infected people is increasing quite a bit....

The reporter say and reported a new about the epidemics

Nikola Tesla, a single man who sit on the couch and eat the snack grab a remote and close the TV and he sigh...

Tesla : that's terrible....

Tesla sigh as he get up, wearing a mask and get out from his house since he is hungry right now...

Maybe he should check something to eat at the convenience store...

Tesla saw a lot of people on the street wearing a mask and walk quickly to avoid other people.

Tesla sigh again... What happen to this world ?

Tesla start walking until he reach a convenience store. He enter inside and look around for some food.

After he got all the food, he get out and walk

Back home... gladly that he didn't infected the Sperm blockage disease yet... Or else he will die without knowing what happened to this world.

Tesla entered the house and go inside his room.

He took off his mask and got into bed... He sleeps right away after that

But suddenly, He hear someone... knocking crazily at his door...he can't sleep by this so he get up and walk to the door

He open it ...and now he saw one girl with her long brown hair and bangs... crying out loud in front him..

RT : I- I want you to help me! P-Please...

She had a white shirt and black skirt and looked like a pure virgins...

Tesla: what do you need?....*Tesla confused *

RT : Please... please help me!!!!

Tesla : okay,okay calm down...Tell me what happened and what's your name?

RT : My name is RT...i..i...i..

Rt sobbing and her face are full with her tears

Tesla : Okay,I'll help you...tell me everything......what happened ?...

RT : *Crying* I have been infected....

Tesla : oh....damn....the woman's...epidemic...

The disease that you would Die If you Didn't Inject Fresh Sperm Into Vagina Within 48 Hours?....

Tesla tlit his head...he can touch or being near her since she is a woman. Men's and women's diseases are different, and he cannot be infected by her.... So he is safe....

Then,Rt say...

RT : .....you see...I don't have any man in my life...

Tesla : What do you mean?....

RT : I am alone, and I haven't found any man that I....can....

She go silent and look up at him with a puppy eyes...

Tesla sigh and stare at her...

Tesla : You serious?

RT : Yes...please...

Tesla : .... you want me to..fuck you?

RT : ...... *Rt become silent but Tesla know that it's a yes*

Tesla stand still staring at her, then he think for a while.

What should he do?...

Should he just let her suffer and die?...

Or should he use her?...

Because for a woman, sex is the only thing that can cure the disease.

Tesla then ask her,

Tesla : How many hours have you been infected?...

Rt : f- for a 25 hours now...*She sobbed*

Tesla : 25 hours?

That means she needs to inject fresh sperm into her vagina within 23 hours....If she doesn't do that, then she will die.

*Tesla thinks in his mind*

Rt : Yes...yes please...please...

*Rt kneel down and beg for him at his front door*

Tesla : Listen Rt, I want you to understand something first...

Then....the go silent and Start to saying again

Tesla : Do you really want me to fuck you?

RT : I-I don't care!!

RT : I....I want any men right now!!...j-just...do it !! ...or else i will die!! Please!!...Mr.Nikola!!!!

*She bow and bow, Begging for Nikola*

Tesla frown and calm her down with his kind deeds.

Tesla : "Don't worry, everything going to be alright, okay?"

Rt : *Rt hold his hand and look at him with her teary eyes*

Tesla : Ok, here we go...come in my house,Rt

Tesla smile and open his front door, Rt enter and she look around..

Tesla : There is no one here. Just me... i'm a single guy...

Tesla led her to his bedroom and the door closes. Then he lock it.

Tesla : I never had sex with any girls before.. so understand me..

Tesla sigh as now he slowly pick Rt up and place her on to his bed... But seem Rt is still sobbing and crying

Tesla : A fresh sperm into your vagina....i understand.....now....stop crying, okay?

Rt : m...mhm...

Rt is try to smile up and calm down...but Tesla still see her face covered with tears

Tesla hold her tight and put her down on his bed.

Tesla remove his clothes and then he lay down on his back.

Rt looking at him with her big eyes...

Tesla : You need to relax and enjoy this...

He move closer to her face with his arm....

Tesla : You have to make sure that you really want this...because this is the only way to save your life....

Tesla look at Rt again and start to unbottoning her shirt.... and Remove her skirt...

Rt : Mmmmn...

Rt look down at herself because she is now naked...and blush

Of course, who doesn't being shy when they are in front of the Strangers?...

Tesla : Are you ready?...

Rt nod and trying not to cry anymore.

Rt : Y-Yes...

Tesla : heh....you are so cute and beautiful...you know that?

Tesla unbuttoned his pants and took his dick and put it in his hand and He stroke his cock until it is fully erect...

Tesla : why don't you try touching it? *He smile*

Rt stare at his penis and touching it with her small hands...

Tesla : Mmm....ah yeah....like that

*Tesla Moaning as Rt stroke his shaft*

Tesla : Ah....you don't need to be shy or nervous...okay?

Rt : ...i....i understand.....

*Rt continue to stroke his cock*

Rt : Mm... I-it's so big, Mr.Nikola..mmm

Tesla : ah...mmm really? you like what you see,Rt?

Rt : m-mhm... *She nod*

Tesla : Now... Let me spread your legs...

Rt : Mm...

He push her legs apart and look at her pussy.

It looks clean and pretty to him. He can see her pussy lips and they are very soft and wet.

Rt : I-I'm so nervous....*blushes*

Tesla : Don't worry, this won't hurt, i promise...

Nikola leaning forward to line his cock up with her entrance....And then he entering her in one swift motion, insert his penis into her pussy and feel how tight it is...

Rt : mm!!!...

Tesla : oohhh....~~~

The girl and The lonely scientist are becoming once now, His Thick cock Break and push it deep in her pussy....thrust in and out in a slowly pace now...

Tesla : Ah....Rt...you are so tight...

Tesla Feeling her pussy clenching around his cock, he picks up the pace, start to fucking her hard and more fast

Tesla : Ah....So...you are a virgin like me huh~~

Rt : i...i...i ..um.....Yes....

*She break and speak again*

Rt : I...i never thought of having sex 'till i got infected from this damn deceased..

Tesla : Ah....I see>>

Tesla move his hips forward and thrust his penis inside her pussy. His thrusts become more forceful, hitting her gspot with precision...

Rt: Mmm!! Ahh~~!!!!!!

Tesla moves his cock in and out of her pussy roughly.

Tesla : and why you choose to come to my room and begging me for sex huh?...

Tesla said as he continues to pounding her.

Rt : Every man in this apartment seem to has been infected the Sperm blockage disease. You're the only one left who can give me fresh sperm right now, N-Nikola....*make a puppy eyes*

Tesla : ha..I see~

Tesla smiled and continue to pound her.

Tesla : Oooh~ you like that huh?

*He reaches back and begins to gently massage her clit while continuing his deep penetration*

Rt : Mmm... AHHH!!!...AHHHH!!

Rt moan softly as he thrusts his cock inside her.

Tesla continues to fuck Rt while she lies on the bed .

Tesla : This is what you wanted, isn't it?

Rt : Ah..A-ah.....Y-yes...yes...N-ngh!~~

Tesla : so that's why you want me to fuck you?

Rt : M-Mhm... *She nodded*

Tesla continue to pound her pussy.

Tesla : You know what,Rt?

Rt : w-what?

Tesla : You trigger the instinct in me.....

After Tesla say, He bucks his more fast and pounding her so fast

Rt : uwaaaaa!?!?! *She widen her eyes and look up at Nikola*

Tesla : Fuck!!! So tight,Rt!!!

Rt : Ahh~ N-Nikola..*she moaned and moan*

Tesla : Good girl!! Keep moaning like that!

Rt : Mm...ahhhh~

Tesla : I love the sound of your voice,Rt...

Tesla begin to moan and groan loudly too.

Rt : AH!!! N-Nikola!!?? Ah....ah...Mmm!!!!

Tesla : Ah Fuck....You're so eager for my cock, aren't you?

*Rt moaning and screaming, Her breasts shaking and jiggle from Tesla force that pounding her hard*

Tesla: Fuuuck!! I'm gonna cum!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tesla pounding her more fast, Make sure he could ejaculate as much semen inside her womb as he could. To save this Girl's life Let her survive because of his semen.

Rt : ...Ahhhhh~! *She moans and scream as Tesla pounding her so damn hard*

Tesla: AHHH!!! RT!!! I...I..I..AGHH!!

Tesla bucking his cock harder than ever before.

Rt: H-how did you...how did you get this skill?!

*she break and gasping some air*

Rt : Y-you said you never ever had sex before i-isn't it!? *Rt's voice cracks she She said while also gasping for breath*

Tesla: Yeah,but this is my first time fucking a girl since I was born....

Tesla: I..i just don't know how to control myself when I'm with you now Rt...

Tesla begins to buck his cock faster and faster, and make sure his orgasm came out as soon as

Tesla : but... yeah~ a single guy watch a lot of porn videos isn't it? *Smirks* i just learned from that...

Tesla continue to pound Rt's pussy and he cry loudly.

Tesla : MMMMH! MMMMHHHH!

His orgasm is so intense that his body will shake and twitch.

Tesla: A-AHH!!!!!!!

With a loud cry, he spurts his hot sticky seed inside her pussy. his body shakes with the force of his orgasm.

Tesla: RT!!! I...I...I... *He gasp for breath*

The room got silent, Leave only the sound of gasping of both of them

Then,Tesla say again...

Tesla: I...I...JUST....C-CUM!!!!

Tesla scream out loud as he climax

Tesla: M-Mmmmhh....

Tesla Feel the warm of his semen inside Rt's pussy, the way he filled her womb with his sperm...

Tesla : There you go....The fresh hot sperm that you need....

*Tesla say as he smile and gasp for an air*

*Then he look down at Rt again and say*

Tesla: This is all for you,Rt...

He Slowly pulls out of her pussy, let his fresh cum leaking out from her womb, Tesla still rocked by the intense orgasm ...

Rt: O-Oh....i...i don't know ... What i want to say right now....

*She lie down on the bed and rub her stomach*

Rt : Th-Thank you,Nikola..

Tesla : ah...

Tesla lie down next to her and kiss her forehead.

Tesla : I'm glad that i can help you,Rt...

Rt : Y-Yes...thank you...again.....i...i owe you so much....

*Rt cover her mouth with her palm*

Tesla : it's nothing, it's my pleasure... *hug her tightly*

Tesla : but.....You know what Rt?

Rt : Y-Yes?

Tesla : This virus will comeback and effect on you again in next thirty hours....

Rt look down and nod slightly...

Rt : i...i..know that....Nikola...

Tesla: So if you are willing...then we can do it again in 30 hours from now....what...do you say?

Seem someone addict to Rt now... Isn't it?...

Rt : Y-Yes...i'll, N-Nikola...*say as she gasp*

Tesla : good...

Tesla hug her tighter and kiss her forehead.

Tesla : *Whisper* I won't let anything happen to you again, okay?

Rt : A...Ah....N-Nikola...Th-thank you *she smile*

Tesla: you are welcome...

*Tesla said as he pat her head*

Tesla : Good night,Rt~ Let me take care of you...

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teamfortresstwo · 7 months

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Please. PLEASE. Share the promised Jonahkola thoughts.

+ The devious little freaks. For motivation

Okay so this is less talking about how Jonah and Nikola blend into eachother’s powers and more just Jonahkola propoganda because I’m doing this in the middle of class and a lot of it is just me throwing my Jonahkola thoughts at the wall but!! I hope you enjoy anyway-

•Nikola is one of the only early avatars to show any kind of respect towards Jon- “You’re pretty powerful yourself!” While most other avatars act hostile and belittling towards him. This also reflects Elias’s own feelings towards Jon, ultimately empowering him but also patronizing in a similar way to Nikola. (They actually act weirdly similar in a lot of regards to Jon, but that’s a different story)

•Both Elias and Nikola have this specific way of acting in which they are constantly unaffected up until the moment things get off track. Elias immediately jumping to murdering leitner instead of going for anything less drastic, Nikola dropping her happy facade when Tim is the one with the lighter.

•Literally the only relevant corpses in the unknowing are the ones Elias himself killed, coincidence? I think not.

•Elias doesn’t want Tim to go to the unknowing. Yes, this is perhaps because he’s worried about how it might stunt Jon’s progress, but as we see with leitner, if that was a concern then he’d probably just take up Tim’s offer of killing him. And, if it isn’t the concern, then what is??

•Well, I mean, Jon certainly wasn’t the one to kill Nikola. Just saying. I think elias wanted Nikola to live, but ultimately was unwilling to make any compromises about serving the eye (allowing the unknowing to happen so he could watch and not telling her that it wouldn’t work as that would interfere with his own ritual) (God I love when a TMA ship has tragedy caused by the fear powers, favorite kind of TMA yuri.)

•Both Nikola and Elias have strange connections to the web too?? The web has a lot of theatre implications, like in mag 172 “strung out”, plus Nikola’s whole thing as the angler fish which includes addiction in the form of cigars and strings. Elias meanwhile is a master manipulator (see: Jonathan Sims, Peter Lukas, Basira Hussain, and most of the other members of archival staff) and a lot of people speculate -from what I’ve seen - that if he wasn’t so absolutely of the eye, he might’ve been of the web instead.

•Okay I genuinely don’t recall, what was the point of distracting elias during the ritual?? Like, were they afraid he’d interfere? He’d have no reason to, right?? So like, IDK Tim walking in on her and Nikola going at it yuri style theory feeling less farfetched 😳😳

•Elias is sooooo theatric. Literally every part of him is a performance until you can no longer comprehend which parts are truly him and which parts are the mask he puts on, and I think that’s very stranger of him <33

•Okay I was looking at mag 44, “tight rope” and the statement givers name is Yuri let’s go ❗️❗️

•Okay but actually, Ivan-Yuri’s brother-has dreams of being put tied up in a rough sack despite having little to no memories of the whole ordeal. Y’know who else makes people live through awful things in their dreams? Thas right baby, the archivist ‼️‼️Which, Nikola takes the role of as Gertrude, connecting her to the most prominent figure of the eye and also in Elias’s life.

•The circus of the other also puts him (Ivan) in the role of tight rope walker-which btw I think elias totally would be but that’s a different thing- and it follows around the eye, Jon being put into the situations of every statement giver, endlessly becoming and cataloging the experiences of people who he is not. (Writing this, I’m realizing that the fact that for the duration of a statement Jon “becomes” the statement giver is a little stranger core.)

•Weird relations to humanity and personhood. Nikola can still die, but they cannot bleed. It’s interesting, I wouldn’t say bleeding is at all as necessary to a person’s idea of a human as dying-especially if that person is the mortality fearing jonah magnus-and yet he frames that in a way that would exclude Nikola from being a person, something she’d never want to be. I like to believe this is out of a fondness for her.

•I don’t think Elias ever speaks bad of Nikola? Which, he seems dismissive of Prentiss and basically pretends to not believe she exists, so there’s a reason not to speak bad of her. And he displays distaste for Michael and the spiral is pretty damn close to the stranger. But nope, no shade towards the clown lady…for some reason.

#jonahkola

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raedioactive · 6 months

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Intro post!

Hey! Call me Rae, Alastor (or Al for short) or Chara! I'm a British/Korean writer and artist and minor. NSFW/proship/anti-LGBTQIA+ DNI ‼️

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My fandoms:

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Character references

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Draw if you want- ^

And down here, this is an askblog run by me and @fyouimgay2 for our universe the TotumVerse featuring in our books :) ask us stuff! There will also be rambles and art posted :D

So that's that! Have a good one :)

Also! This is my story Brace For It- have a read if you want!

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junker-town · 4 years

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Joel Embiid’s criticism from Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley, explained

Shaq and Charles Barkley had some tough words for Joel Embiid this week.

The Sixers star responded to criticism from the former greats by having his best game of the season.

Two nights after being criticized by Hall of Fame big men Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley on TNT’s “Inside the NBA”, Joel Embiid responded with one of his best games of the season in the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Embiid acknowledged the criticism both before and after the game and said he spoke to O’Neal on the phone about his message.

Embiid was brilliant against Boston, finishing with a season-high 38 points to go along with 13 rebounds, six assists, and one block. Embiid’s performance included 16 fourth quarter points to solidify Philadelphia’s 115-109 victory over their long-time rivals. It was the Sixers’ eighth win in nine games.

O’Neal and Barkley are now receiving credit for “lighting a fire” under Embiid, who is having another all-star caliber season but has seen a slight dip in his scoring numbers. Embiid joined the broadcasting duo after the game, where they thanked him for handling their criticism professionally.

“I appreciate you,” Embiid told Barkley and O’Neal after the game. “I’ve really listened to what you said and Shaq. I’m going to keep working. I’m definitely going to use that and try to get better every single night. Thank you.”

The easy narrative is that Embiid heard the criticism and delivered a signature performance against a hated rival on national TV. In reality, Embiid is one of the best players in the league and has been dominant throughout the season by most measures, even if his numbers are slightly down. This is everything that led to Embiid, Barkley, and O’Neal bonding together.

O’Neal and Barkley criticized Embiid during Philly’s win over the Nuggets

The 76ers and Denver Nuggets played Tuesday night on TNT, setting up a matchup between two of the league’s best centers in Embiid and Nikola Jokic. Both big men have rightfully earned the superstar label, but have gotten off to slow starts this season by their own lofty standards, with critics noting both need to get in better shape.

Barkley and O’Neal criticized both players on TNT before and after the game.

“If you want to be good, keep doing 22 points,” O’Neal said of Embiid’s scoring average. “You want to be great, give me 28, give me 30. You want to be great, watch Giannis, he wants to be great.”

Barkley repeated a similar line:

Chuck is ready for Embiid to take the next step pic.twitter.com/EpzM5u6EIb

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 13, 2019

Barkley and O’Neal also criticized Embiid and Jokic for taking too many jumpers.

Charles, Shaq, Kenny and Ernie discuss whether Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid have experienced a drop off in play this season pic.twitter.com/9ctoZAVF5P

— TurnerSportsPR (@TurnerSportsPR) December 11, 2019

Embiid is taking 3.5 threes per game and making 31.5 percent. Jokic is taking four threes per game and making 23.9 percent. O’Neal and Barkley came up in a league where big men never took jumpers. Today’s bigs almost all shoot threes to help with their team’s spacing, to pull opposing centers away from the rim on defense, and to keep opponents honest.

The conversation about what Embiid and Jokic are lacking continued after the game even when Embiid led the Sixers to a win by putting up 22 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists.

Embiid responded to the criticism before the Celtics game

Embiid was asked about O’Neal and Barkley’s comments before taking on the Celtics. He said he heard their criticism and would take it to heart.

I asked #Sixers’ Joel Embiid about the criticism Charles Barkley and Shaq had about his performances. This is what he said: pic.twitter.com/aOk6q8X2ht

— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) December 12, 2019

Here are the comments, transcribed:

“I mean, that’s what they do. Maybe they’re right,” Embiid said. “I do think they’re right. I need to be more aggressive, just look to impose myself, just look to dominate.

“I think the whole season I haven’t done that and you can see the way it’s affected my efficiency and my stats, so I guess I need to go back to having fun and just dominate. But I get what they’re saying and I think they’re right. I’ve got to make a change.”

Embiid was widely praised for his mature response.

Embiid was incredible against Boston

All Embiid did against the Celtics was finish with his season-high, 38 points, on 12-of-21 shooting. A Boston team that is weak in the middle simply had no answer for him.

Embiid ends the 1st half with an ‼️ pic.twitter.com/z2RiUN10UX

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 13, 2019

Embiid was getting it done on the defensive end as well, deterring shots at the rim with his size and positioning, and emphatically swatting away Boston’s final look at the end of the game:

What a great block by Joel Embiid to help close out the game pic.twitter.com/AL3gf64eNy

— Tom West (@TomWestNBA) December 13, 2019

It was also Embiid’s second straight game with six assists. How many times have Barkley and O’Neal done that as players?

Career games with 38 points, 85% from the foul line and at least 13 rebounds and 6 assists: Joel Embiid: 2 in 200 career games Charles Barkley: 1 in 1,196 career games Shaquille O’Neal: 0 in 1,423 career games ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) December 13, 2019

Embiid called Shaq before the game to talk about the criticism

After the win over Boston, Embiid spoke about calling Shaq prior to the game to talk about the criticism. Embiid said Shaq initially thought he was upset, but the Sixers center instead talked out his frustrations this season and said he thought the criticism was “great” for him.

Joel Embiid said he talked to Shaq about the critical comment he and Charles Barkley said about the #Sixers center. pic.twitter.com/7pCezXL6Il

— Marc Narducci (@sjnard) December 13, 2019

Embiid also joined the TNT crew after the game to talk about the criticism and his performance:

“As a fan, that was fun to watch.” Chuck & Shaq praise @JoelEmbiid for his performance in Boston. pic.twitter.com/UEgRDXPD4o

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 13, 2019

No one has to motivate Embiid to be great. He already is.

O’Neal and Barkley were getting a ton of praise after the game for motivating Embiid.

Thank you, Chuck. Thank you, Shaq. Woke up the lion, @JoelEmbiid.

— Kevin Negandhi (@KNegandhiESPN) December 13, 2019

In reality, the criticism is a bit overblown. Embiid has been one of the 10 best players in the NBA this season according to adjusted plus-minus stats like PIPM. He’s still averaging 22.7 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game on above-average true shooting efficiency. Yes, his scoring is down a bit — falling from 38.6 points per 100 possessions to 35.6 points per 100 possessions. At the same time, his rebounding has been slightly better, he’s getting more steals than ever, and his assists have remained similarly high.

The Sixers are also rolling, winning 12 of their last 14 games to move to 19-7 overall, just a shade below Miami for the No. 2 seed in the East. This is where Philly was supposed to be.

As a player, O’Neal had a long history of playing himself into shape during the regular season. The same can be said for Barkley. You can’t blame Sixers fans for thinking their criticism of Embiid was hypocritical, even if Embiid responded well to it.

Retired NBA big men are the most insecure group of individuals on the planet

— shamus (@shamus_clancy) December 13, 2019

As Sixers fans noted, the criticism was also a self-fulfilling prophecy. If Embiid struggled against Boston, Shaq and Barkley were right. If Embiid dominated, they were still right.

The real test for Embiid will come in the playoffs. The Sixers were a historic Kawhi Leonard bounce away from beating the Raptors in Game 7 of the East semis last year. Who knows how their season ends if they win that game? The Sixers aren’t perfect — Philly media has also criticized Embiid and teammate Ben Simmons — but they’re pretty damn good, and so is Embiid.

For a night, Embiid, Shaq, and Barkley came together for a feel-good story. Don’t be surprised if this gets brought up again, no matter how well or how poorly Embiid plays.

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