Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was known more for his activity on social media than for his play on the court in his second season in the league.
Embiid missed the entire year with a stress fracture in his foot, but is on track to return for the start of the team’s 2016-17 campaign. And he’s playing the role of team ambassador too, apparently.
With the Warriors defeating the Thunder 96-88 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night, Embiid took to Twitter in an attempt to court Durant to Philadelphia.
Time to RECRUIT KD to the Sixers
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 31, 2016
There really aren’t any legitimate pieces to build around in Philly, and a 10-72 record really isn’t all that enticing, so the idea of Durant going there is laughable. But the tweet that followed was even better.
We Almost got Lebron 2 years ago
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 31, 2016
Hey, Joel: Please never change, and continue to be awesome on social media.