In the two-plus years since Joel Embiid left Kansas for the NBA, his injury-plagued career has kept him from playing any games for the Philadelphia 76ers. But the 7-foot-2 center from Cameroon somehow found a way to stay relevant in the league’s zeitgeist by becoming an internet/Twitter/Instagram star.
In particular, videos of Embiid going through basketball workouts during his rehab process became both wildly popular for fans of the Sixers and the young big man, while simultaneously serving as fodder for jokes about him never appearing in an actual professional game.
Well, The Ringer took the Embiid mythology to another level Wednesday, when [Kevin O’Connor’s story][1] on the 22-year-old prospect included a mockumentary on the former KU star.
Titled, “Joel Embiid: Legacy of a Legend,” the video includes such one-liners as:
> “This is what watching Wilt
> Chamberlain in person must’ve felt
> like.”
>
> “And there’s a revelation: Oh my God.
> LeBron James is trash.”
>
> “Joel Embiid is one of the bravest
> men, probably on the face of the
> planet.”
Perhaps the jokes will stop this coming season, when Embiid is on schedule to make his NBA debut. Or perhaps more injury setbacks will continue to group the promising center with the likes of Greg Oden.
[Some people think Embiid could win Rookie of the Year][2], and others will remain skeptical until he proves them wrong.
No matter where you stand on the Embiid debate, The Ringer’s video tribute is worth checking out.
*- Watch the mockumentary below:*
https://vimeo.com/182701197
[1]: https://theringer.com/joel-embiid-process-76ers-132abb28d20d#.3ma4bfd4c
[2]: http://www2.kusports.com/weblogs/smithology/2016/jun/28/making-a-case-for-joel-embiid-as-the-nba/
