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‘I’m coming for that sweep.’ Joel Embiid’s winner leaves Drake and Raptors fans stunned

In less than a second, Joel Embiid crushed the Raptors’ season.

With his buzzer-beating three in overtime, the 76ers star centre silenced an otherwise buzzing Scotiabank Arena and put the Raptors on the brink of elimination, down 3-0 in the first round series.

As Doug Smith put it, Embiid cemented himself as the true villain of Toronto basketball. That became more true when Embiid told Drake after the game that he was “coming for the sweep too.”

Here’s the best of what Embiid, NBA media and fans had to say after the stunning game-winner:

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