Karl Anthony Towns brought the Joel Embiid hype machine back down to earth a little bit last night. In what was touted as a matchup of two of the leagues future big men superstars, the game between the Wolves and Sixers, as well as the personal matchup between Towns & Embiid turned out to be no contest.
NBA: Joel Embiid Talks About Being Six Years Old And Killing A Lion In Africa
When Joel Embiid came to the United States at the age of sixteen, he felt that Americans had no clue about what was going on in the rest of the world. He especially thought they had no clue about Africa other than stereotypes, so the Cameroon native decided to play some mind games with the other kids.
NBA: Joel Embiid Says He Almost Quit the NBA & Learned How to Shoot By Watching White People
On Wednesday night Joel Embiid finally played his first regular season NBA game. Though the Sixers lost 103-97 to the Thunder, Embiid scored a team-high of 20 points along with 7 rebounds. He was initially drafted in 2014, but injuries kept him on the sideline. Most fans knew him as the funny NBA player who made more headlines for his hilarious tweets than what he can do on the court. In this feature for The Crossover, Embiid talks about almost walking away from the game he was unlikely to play in the first place, and of course, his humor is on display.
(Photos) Sports: Drake’s Dad Parties With Johnny Manziel, Joel Embiid & More
Drake’s dad, Dennis Graham is one of the coolest OG’s around. The former musician was out in Palm Springs for Coachella and hit up a party with a few athletes.
NBA Report: Joel Embiid Re-Broke Same Bone in Right Foot
The Philadelphia 76ers have suffered another major blow in their rebuild efforts. A couple of weeks before the NBA Draft in late June, the Sixers announced center Joel Embiid had suffered a setback. The team made it clear, Embiid’s “right foot revealed less healing than anticipated.” Well it turns out things are way worse then they let on.
NBA Report: There’s a ‘Legitimate Chance’ Joel Embiid Could Miss the Entire Season Again
In each of the last two NBA Drafts, the Sixers selected what they hoped would be cornerstone big men in Nerlens Noel and Joel Embiid. While both are loaded with talent, the moves were criticized and viewed as being risky considering that both players were injured at the time and would need to miss the entirety of their first NBA seasons. Things worked out according to plan with Noel, who showed all kinds of promise while appearing in 75 games last season. But for Embiid, a recent setbackwith his foot injury could put things on hold for much longer than the team anticipated.
