If you’re a Sixers fan, you may feel a little panicked knowing your star center is playing around with wild animals.
But who could resist something as cute as this?
Sunday Funday in Souh Africa ud83dude02
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) August 5, 2018
Why is Joel Embiid in South Africa petting a tiger?
The Cameroon native is visiting his home country for the NBA Africa Game, which pits NBA players with ties to Africa against Team World in an exhibition game. Team World beat Team Africa 96-92 in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday, despite 24 points from Embiid and another 16 from his former teammate Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot.