- The Washington Times - Thursday, November 16, 2017

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is a delight in every sense.

Embiid scored 46 points on just 20 — 20! — shots Wednesday in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers, adding 15 rebounds, seven assists and seven blocks. He became the first player ever to post such a stat line.

But perhaps what’s more enjoyable is Embiid’s willingness to showboat. The 76ers star trolled LaVar Ball on Instagram after the win over Lonzo Ball’s Lakers.

On Instagram, Embiid tagged his location as “Lavar, Fars, Iran” with a picture of him going for a layup over Lonzo Ball.

WHAT A NIGHT !!!!! #TheProcess

A post shared by Joel “The Process” Embiid (@joelembiid) on Nov 15, 2017 at 10:56pm PST

Also, keep in mind Embiid is 7 feet tall and can do this:

• Matthew Paras can be reached at mparas@washingtontimes.com.

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