If we’re going to overreact to an innocent Instagram post from LeBron James’ wife, we can certainly at least mention a top draft prospect – yes, Joel Embiid still qualifies – naming his next team.
https://twitter.com/NBA_thoughts_/statuses/482031235208728576
https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/statuses/482029459759828992
😡😡😡😡 back off
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) June 26, 2014
I actually believe Embiid here. My friends and I probably are not above slightly embarrassing each other publicly, and this type of razzing would be nothing for a group of 20-year-olds.
Also, was this tweet written by Shelly Sterling’s lawyer? Technically, with the lowercase ‘l,’ is professing just to be a fan of lakes.
Whether or not this was Embiid’s friend playing a joke or Embiid jumping the gun, this isn’t knowable information – unless the Lakers are trading up to No. 1. I still believe there’s an extremely slight chance the Cavaliers take him there. Only the Lakers trading into the top three would give them a safe chance of landing Embiid. Otherwise, they’re betting on Embiid falling to No. 7 – which I doubt would happen, though it’s easily possible.
I don’t believe there’s anything to the tweet. But if I were a Lakers fan, I’d be irrationally optimistic anyway.