The 2017 NFL Draft is taking over the city of Philadelphia for the weekend and the great majority of attention is being paid to the future with regard to the gridiron. However, one of the city’s favorite sons, 76ers star center Joel Embiid, always seems to draw a crowd and that was certainly the case on Friday afternoon.
Philly loves Joel Embiid pic.twitter.com/n7xMa9MwpV
— Alysha Tsuji (@AlyshaTsuji) April 28, 2017
It is always wild to see the type of reception that Embiid, who believes he should be the Rookie of the Year, gets from Philly natives and this is no exception. There is clear joy from the folks around him and, for good measure, a “trust the process” chant emerged that would please even the most hardcore Sixers fan in a big way.
In truth, it would take a full-blown renaissance from the Sixers in the near future to actually unseat the level of attention that the Eagles get and that was probably driven home by the simple reaction to the draft landing in the city. Still, Joel Embiid is the biggest sports star in the city right now and the NBA world is waiting with bated breath for the time in which both Embiid and Ben Simmons can hit the floor consistently for what could be one of the more intriguing teams in the league.
