NBA Twitter Goes In Frenzy After Joel Embiid’s Hilarious Shaqtin Moment Copying James Harden

The trade between Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers shocked the entire league. Ben Simmons was sent to the Nets and James Harden was traded to the Sixers. Both players are yet to play for their new teams. However, they have made their first press appearances for their new franchise.

James Harden did not play in the Sixers vs. Boston Celtics game today. It was a blowout loss, as the Sixers lost by over 40 points. However, it was a move from Joel Embiid that stole the show.

Joel Embiid did not have a good game today. He scored only 19 points. Moreover, his field goal percentage was only 3/9. Hence, it is safe to say that he did not perform well.

However, Joel Embiid committed a hilarious travel violation in the game. The travel violation was Harden’s famous ‘double stepback’ move. The fans cannot get enough of joking about how Harden has already started affecting Joel Embiid.

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NBA twitter erupts after Joel Embiid tries Harden’s move

Watching Embiid copy Harden’s move was hilarious. It took Harden just one practice session to influence Joel Embiid’s game. The double stepback move obviously turned into a foul. Not only that, but Embiid also got blocked on the shot.

James Harden’s impact on Embiid is quite visible. The new move that Embiid tried went horribly. He was called on the traveling. Additionally, he got blocked. Moreover, not to forget that the Sixers were already losing the game by a huge margin of points.

However, fans have contemplated what this means for Joel Embiid. Harden could push Embiid to become a better shooter. Embiid can learn the nuances of becoming a good shooter from Harden. Moreover, Embiid could benefit from the improvement.

The Sixers will become an unstoppable force if Embiid picks up shooting from Harden. However, fans still cannot stop making jokes about Embiid hilariously failing at the double step back. The jokes about Harden already running the team, however hilarious, seem to be true.

Memes have also been made on how Joel Embiid needs to practice this move more. Otherwise, the chemistry between Harden and Embiid would never work.

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