Which individual players are facing the most pressure to win in the 2023 NBA playoffs? A number of contending and pretending ball clubs have players who, for whatever reasons, are personally facing a greater level of pressure than their peers.
Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers, James Harden and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns, and of course Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics all have pressure to win, but who among them is under the most pressure to win the league’s title this season?
The folks over at ESPN’s “NBA Crosscourt” show recently debated this question on air and came to some interesting conclusions.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what Cassidy Hubbarth and Nick Friedell had to say.
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