Joel Embiid Had the Sixers Play “Mo Bamba” When He Scored on Actual Mo Bamba
Written by SOURCE on October 21, 2018
Joel Embiid enjoys poking fun at his opponents. It’s part and parcel of a personality that’s tailor-made for an NBA Twitter audience that revels in #pettywarz. So fans should have been prepared when Embiid’s preseason foil, Mo Bamba, came to Philadelphia Saturday night when the Sixers faced the Magic.
When Embiid burned the rookie baseline for a jam, the opening notes of Sheck Wes‘ anthem “Mo Bamba” rang out from the Wells Fargo Center’s speakers. It got cut off pretty quickly, but when a timeout was called, it played again as Embiid skipped to the sideline with joy.
Sheck’s cackling laughter on the track might as well have been Embiid, who had a hand in queuing up the glorious troll job before the game:
The Process finished with 32 points and 10 rebounds, while the Sixers won 116-115 thanks to a late J.J. Redick 3-pointer.
