Joel Embiid suffered a torn meniscus which prevented him from playing in the 2017 Rising Stars Challenge, but that didn’t stop him from getting involved…on social media. According to Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript, Embiid, a known social media troll, asked the NBA for permission to tweet during the game:
No joke, Embiid requested permission from the NBA to tweet tonight. They gave him a yes.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) February 18, 2017
After apparently getting the thumbs up, he took it upon himself to let the fans know exactly who was getting cooked and by who.
Live on the bench to let y'all know who's getting cooked
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
It was all systems go from there…
Dangelo cooking Sabonis
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
My guy Sabonis woke up and he dunked on some dude
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
Simmons can be exciting
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
If you've heard me talk before, I dare y'all to read my tweets in my accent
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
Dario Saric can ball wow
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
Jamal Murray 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
Just let KAT and Porzingis play 1 on 1
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
We can only hope this is something Embiid decides to do on the regular…