The Sixers have a three games to one series lead over the Nets and Joel Embiid told TMZ, "It's over."
The other interesting thing captured by this TMZ video is the food that Embiid is getting. He's coming out of a Shake Shack. A few days ago, former Sixers rookie Landry Shamet revealed that Embiid's Chick-fil-A order is four sandwiches, two fries, and four milkshakes.
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Now, Embiid is a big boy, but he probably shouldn't be eating that crap. Embiid has been in and out of the lineup for the past few weeks, including the playoffs, with left knee tendinitis. He's visibly heavier and his conditioning is not great. You would think the team's prized possession, who makes $150 million, wouldn't be able to just stuff his face with whatever he wants.
Still, even battling knee and conditioning problems, Embiid had 31 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists, six blocks, and two steals in 32 minutes during Saturday's 112-108 dramatic Game 4 win. It was one of Embiid's best performances ever. But I can't help but think about Embiid taking the next step in his career—maturing, taking care of his body, eating right, and becoming locked into being great. Maybe Embiid is fine being one of the game's best players (which he can do by just simply being on the court), but if he wants to be one of the best ever, he's going to have to rev it up a notch and that means giving up Shake Shack and Chick-fil-A.
Philadelphia will face Toronto (3-1 series lead over Orlando) in the second-round, assuming both teams advance.
