Joel Embiid Had the Sixers Play "Mo Bamba" Everytime He Scored on Mo Bamba
Source: NBC
Joel Embiid Had the Sixers Play "Mo Bamba" When He Scored on Mo Bamba
Joel Embiid should have yelled "bitch!"
Sheck Wes'breakout hit "Mo Bamba" is one of the best songs of the year. The track is named after NBA rookie Mo Bamba (real name Mohamed Bamba) who Sheck is friends with.
PhiladelphiaSixers star Joel Embiid knew this. And decidedto take advantage. On Friday, the Sixers played the Orlando Magic, at the Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia. Embiid was going directly against Mo Bamba, who was only playing in his third NBA game.
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At one point in the game, Embiid pulled off a nice move on Mo Bamba;he drove by him and dunked. Right after he pulled off the dunk, the arena started playing Sheck Wes' hit song.
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\u201cThe 76ers' arena played the song "Mo Bamba" after Joel Embiid scored on the rookie \ud83d\ude43\u201d— NBA on ESPN (@NBA on ESPN) 1540082946
\u201cEmbiid took Mo Bamba to the rim and the arena immediately started playing "Mo Bamba" \ud83d\ude2c\u201d— Bleacher Report (@Bleacher Report) 1540081142
Apparently, this was something that Embiid set up with the announcers himself. He confirmed it after the game:
\u201cSummary of Joel Embiid's press conference:\n- Called J.J. Redick "old as shit"\n- Referred to Rudy Gobert as "whoever it was" who won DPOY last year\n- Said he put the Sixers up to playing "Mo Bamba" whenever he scored on Orlando's rookie.\u201d— Derek Bodner (@Derek Bodner) 1540089599
Embiid is the troll god.
