Third overall NBA draft pick Joel Embiid may not be ready to play basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers when next season comes around due to a broken bone in his foot
That hasn’t stopped him from becoming an instant hit on twitter with his unique personality and public adulation of big stars like LeBron James, Kim Kardashian and Rihanna.
While Embiid remains patient as he waits for his cast to come off, he continues to share bits and pieces about who he is on social media. On Monday, he shared a photo of himself from three years ago, and it’s almost startling how small and frail he looked as a 17-year-old.
TB to when I started playing basketball 3 years ago and right before I came to the US, I WAS SO SKINNY #chickenwings pic.twitter.com/qW7zTn7yzQ
— Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) August 5, 2014
Unlike most players who are good enough to make it to the NBA, it hasn’t been all that long since Embiid started playing basketball, so it’s safe to say that he still has massive developing to do. Yet, you watch what he is already capable of and can’t help but be thrilled about the tantalizing potential in his game on both ends of the floor.
Hopefully for all involved, the time frame for his recovery is on the short end so that we can see just how fun it will be to have him and Nerlens Noel share the floor together.
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