Joel Embiid is heading to the NBA Draft Lottery, and the Sixers are celebrating the occasion. Embiid will represent the team at Tuesday’s Draft Lottery, an event which has the potential to land the Sixers two top-4 picks in this year’s draft. Seeing as how it’s a night that could play a massive role in the future of the franchise, it makes sense to send the team’s cornerstone.
Because Embiid is the most popular Philly basketball player since Allen Iverson, the Sixers decided to use this as a chance to make some t-shirts. They feature Embiid throwing his arms in the air while holding a whole heck of a lot of ping pong balls.
Check out the shirt the Sixers have made for the draft lottery featuring @JoelEmbiid and plenty of ping pong balls. pic.twitter.com/FRe44F4kxG
— Jessica Camerato (@JessicaCamerato) May 15, 2017
This pose has become one of Embiid’s more endearing traits. When he is at the free throw line in Philadelphia and the crowd is getting extra fire up, he will step away after his first shot, put his hands in the air, and tell everyone to start cheering. Like clockwork, whenever he does this, the crowd starts going insane, because Embiid captivated Sixers fans during his injury-shortened rookie campaign in 2017.
Embiid going to the lottery already meant that the Sixers boasted the best representative at the event. Now, they are the frontrunners for the best lottery-related gear.
