With Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons set to make their fourth and third NBA All-Star Game appearances, respectively, Philadelphia fans tuned in last night to see if the Sixers teammates would be Team LeBron or Team Durant teammates as well. Alas, no.
Embiid was Kevin Durant’s second pick after Brooklyn teammate, Kyrie Irving, while Ben is once again staying in the Klutch family, selected as the second reserve after Damian Lillard by LeBron James. Here was LeBron announcing his pick for Mr. Play Hard Every Possession (doesn’t quite roll off the tongue):
The most entertaining aspect of last night’s All-Star draft, at least for those outside of Utah, was the Jazz slander that continued following Wednesday night’s Sixers-Jazz game.