How we missed Joel Embiid. The Philadelphia 76ers rookie is still sidelined by offseason foot surgery, but is clearly making an impact on his team nonetheless. Watch the seven-foot Cameroonian lead the Sixers in a pre-game Shmoney dance as they prepared to face the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
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Pretty smooth, especially considering Embiid is wearing what appears to be red velvet sport coat. We’d be sweating in seconds.
Embiid has actually come a long way in terms of Shmoney proficiency. He’s far more fluid and confident here than he was on the streets of Philly this summer:
Sixers fans can only hope that Embiid makes progress on the court half as quickly whenever he makes his NBA debut.
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