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Cameroonian-American basketball player (born 1994)
Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. The 7-foot (2.13 m) center is a seven-time NBA All-Star, a five-time member of the All-NBA Team, a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2023. Embiid also won a gold medal on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.
More on Wikipedia ↗The Philadelphia 76ers are a popular pick to win the NBA championship this upcoming season, but star center Joel Embiid is likely the key to making that happen. While the 76ers arguably won the offseason by adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, Embiid is aiming to stay healthy and return to MVP-level form.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid shared a lighthearted moment with Tack Fall after two towering basketball players compared their hand sizes. The amusing interaction caught attention on social media , giving NBA fans something to laugh about. The post showed Embiid and Fall measuring their hands against each other…