Joel Embiid is making his case for back-to-back NBA MVP seasons loud and clear.
Embiid posted a career-high 70 points in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Monday night victory against the San Antonio Spurs, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record in the process for most points in a game in franchise history. Despite head coach Gregg Popovich’s promises, Embiid blazed through the Spurs’ like a hot knife through butter, made even sweeter by the fact that Monday’s game came on the 18th anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game in 2006.
And to celebrate his incredible achievement, Embiid’s Sixers teammates gave him the cold shoulder before absolutely going bonkers in the postgame locker room.
The Sixers soaked Joel Embiid in the locker room after his 70 point game vs the Spurs😂😂
(via Tyrese Maxey’s IG story) pic.twitter.com/IXWXisl1U3
— Luke Arcaini (@ArcainiLuke) January 23, 2024
POV: you're in the locker room after @JoelEmbiid drops 70 pic.twitter.com/EMVZtnHh9a
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) January 23, 2024
Talk about an A+ troll job from the Sixers before giving Embiid his rightful flowers — or in this case, a celebratory water bath — for this historic performance.
