After back-to-back seasons of being the runner-up for the NBA's most coveted individual award, Joel Embiid finally is the owner of an NBA MVP trophy. The Philadelphia 76ers center had downplayed the possibility in recent weeks but it is the clear the award he won on Tuesday night is meaningful for the 29-year-old from Cameroon. 'It's hard to win this league; it's hard to be successful in this league,' Embiid said after Philadelphia's shootaround in Boston, hours ahead of Wednesday's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics.

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