Joel Embiid put together a huge game for the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night, and there was one highlight of his that went viral.
Embiid missed a free throw late in the second quarter of his Sixers’ 103-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. His teammate, Georges Niang, got an offensive rebound and passed the ball back out to him.
Embiid then went for a dunk and soared over Jarrett Allen for the dunk.
Joel Embiid with the top two dunks of the week. pic.twitter.com/W0hLadbQ5q
— Brooklyn (@Brookie425) February 13, 2022
Here’s the photo the Sixers shard that circulated:
no caption needed. pic.twitter.com/sflEjOZjWZ
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) February 13, 2022
Fans loved the dunk. One even cracked a great joke about it.
Joel Embiid with the top two dunks of the week. pic.twitter.com/W0hLadbQ5q
— Brooklyn (@Brookie425) February 13, 2022
The tweet was a response to Embiid’s savage meme posted on Thursday.
Embiid didn’t just put up a big highlight. He also scored 40 points in a triple-double.
After the win, Embiid said that the big dunk helped make a dream of his come true.
Joel Embiid: "Watching Blake [Griffin] throwing the ball in the rim without even touching the rim, I've always thought it was extremely exciting. I always wished that I could do it but obviously he jumps way higher than me."
"It was cool I was able to make my dreams come true." pic.twitter.com/NOV9I78xmw
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) February 13, 2022
