Joel Embiid is a frontrunner for NBA MVP this season, but one particular practice of his should probably disqualify him from the race altogether.
Fans were horrified this week to learn of the way that the Philadelphia 76ers star prefers his steak cooked. In a feature on Embiid by The Athletic, Sixers teammate Tobias Harris revealed that Embiid likes his steak … burnt.
“He likes his steak burnt, which is like super disrespectful,” said Harris of Embiid. “We were at a very well-known steakhouse. He asks for the steak to be burnt, burnt. The chef came out and was like he’s not burning the steak, that’s like against his chef code … [Joel] was disappointed and he was like, ‘I don’t want to eat here anymore.'”
Current Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey and former Sixers big Amir Johnson were also quoted in the story as saying that Embiid likes to have everything, including chicken wings, burnt. You can read the entire story, which details Embiid’s various eccentricities, here.
Fans were especially appalled by the revelation about how Embiid likes his steak done. Check out some of the reactions.
https://twitter.com/_YoCliff/status/1511019853884370951
I knew he had a flaw. There it is. https://t.co/QXvDFqdy6x
— Kei (@RealMamaEagle) April 4, 2022
Embiid like his steak well done, damn MVP was so close this year. Maybe next year! https://t.co/V29r0pNuj0
— Eagles Won The Super Bowl Bro Dude (@ericjfink) April 4, 2022
What the devil is this?!! #notmymvp https://t.co/FC8x9bbwGQ
— Mullins (@mittmullins) April 5, 2022
It is easy to see where they are coming from too. That is such an unnecessary waste of a perfectly good cut of meat, especially at a place like a steakhouse. Embiid might as well be eating wood chips at that point.
Interestingly enough however, Embiid is not on an island when it comes to his peculiar food preferences. There is actually another star athlete who prefers eating his steak in a similarly offensive way.
Photo: Nov 27, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) warms up before action against the Sacramento Kings at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
