PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid could go back to school and write a pretty heady report on how he spent his summer vacation. Embiid won Olympic gold for Team USA. He signed a contract extension with Philadelphia that will pay him more than $64 million in its final season.
Embiid spoke at the UN General Assembly about African innovation. Already parents to a young son, Embiid and his wife are expecting a daughter . Oh, and his lobbying efforts for the Sixers to sign All-Star free-agent Paul George paid off with perhaps the most significant acquisition in Embiid’s 10 seasons with the franchise.
Not a bad offseason. For his final move before training camp opens next week, Embiid celebrated one major watershed more personal in nature. The seven-time NBA All-Star hosted the “In Memory of Arthur” block party to honor the life of his late brother in a Friday night event for Philadelphia Youth Basketball.
Embiid’s younger brother, Arthur Embiid, died in a car accident in 2014 at age 13. Embiid, born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, later named his son Arthur in his brother’s memory. At the Sixth Man Center, the 76ers and PYB unveiled a 70-by-10 foot mural that overlooked the “In Memory of Arthur” Court, which was dedicated to Embiid and his family when the complex opened earlier this year.
“It’s still tough, thinking about the whole thing,” Embiid said of his brother. “He’s also one of the reasons why I’m doing this. He was someone that cared about everybody.
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