6 Years 355 days - Fuck Embid

6 Years 355 days - Fuck Embid

How do people cope with the challenges of staying sober when life – and sport – keep throwing gut punches? This short, sweary burst from comedian David Boyle drops you courtside at Game 7 in Boston, where heartbreak, paranoia and basketball strategy all clash in five intense minutes. Boyle, nearly seven years off the booze, vents about the “absolute fucking travesty” of the Celtics’ loss, roasting players (“Derrick White, you bald cunt”) and reliving the rollercoaster atmosphere at the Garden.

From a lone trumpeter playing the Star-Spangled Banner to the crowd’s slow-build singalong, he paints a funny yet oddly moving picture of a night that felt destined for glory before it crashed and burned. You’ll hear about the crowd’s unapologetic “fuck embiid” chants, a Down syndrome kid turning the stands into a dance floor at three-quarter time, and the heavy silence of thousands of devastated fans shuffling out afterwards.

Along the way, Boyle also breaks down the game like a frustrated coach, praising Maxey as “an absolute fucking weapon” and hammering Boston’s lack of an elite ball-handler. There’s a different kind of tension too: Boyle admits he’d taken “about a quarter of a gummy and some cbg” before the game and started to feel paranoid, convinced he wasn’t really supposed to be there instead of his wife.

He talks through how he kept himself steady, stuck to his seat, and rode out the high without losing the plot. Targeted at people who appreciate raw honesty, sport, and sobriety with a side of chaos, this episode shows that even years into quitting alcohol, life can still feel like overtime in Game 7. How do you handle disappointment without reaching for a drink?