Apparently, Joel Embiid's 50-point explosion for the Philadelphia 76ers made Tobias Harris hungry. Who wouldn't be?
After Embiid scored his 50th point of the game against the Chicago Bulls, a hyped Harris went to his Sixers teammate and shouted “50-piece McNugget!” The veteran forward followed it up on Twitter, re-tweeting a video of his reaction while emphasizing the 50-piece.
50 ‼️ @JoelEmbiid don’t stop brother!! https://t.co/NdmYkES9vw
— Tobias Harris (@tobias31) February 20, 2021
In his postgame presser, Harris was also full of praise for the Sixers' All-Star center. In fact, he shared that Embiid is and will forever be the best player he has ever played with.
“I’ll tell my kids one day I played with Joel Embiid. When they’ll ask me who is the best player I ever played with, I’ll say Joel Embiid. It’s an honor to be out there with him on the floor,” the Sixers forward added, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN.
Big words indeed from Tobias, but not without reason. Prior to Friday's game, Embiid has been named as an All-Star starter for the Eastern Conference after averaging 29.7 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 23 games.
Aside from JoJo's career-high 50 points, he also grabbed 17 boards and dished out five dimes in his dominant performance. For what it's worth, he's the first Sixers player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968 to post a 50-15-5 stat line in a game.
With the way Embiid is playing, it's not shocking why the Sixers are in NBA Finals conversations. However, as Embiid and Co. have learned in the past few years, they will need more than just one player stepping up.
For now though, Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid can enjoy some McNuggets to celebrate the victory.
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