Joel Embiid is a former NBA MVP, a two-time league scoring champion and a seven-time All-Star.
Surely he can pull off the basic skill of spinning of basketball on his finger, right?
As Team USA prepares for the Paris Olympics that start later this month, Embiid and several other players were asked that question in an amusing video posted Sunday night on the NBA’s X account.
“No I can not,” Embiid answered without even attempting the trick. “Probably the only guy on the team who can’t.”
The Philadelphia 76ers center was wrong about the second part.