Good Guy Joel Embiid is Picking Up the Tab For Jose Alvarado's Tech
Good guy Joel Embiid:
Pels guard Jose Alvarado said Joel Embiid reached out and is going to cover his fine for the double tech they each picked up in Tuesday’s game.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) January 27, 2022
MVP! Sainthood! Whatever Walter Payton Man of the Year Award they have in the NBA! It all goes to Joel Embiid! If this was Nikola Jokic, he would’ve sent his two brothers to Alvarado’s family home and we’d never hear from them again. No one has seen Markeiff Morris since November.
Since this was Jose Alvarado’s first tech, it would have cost him two large. That’s a lot of money for a guy who went undrafted and is playing on a two-way contract. That $2k drops out of Joel Embiid’s pocket on Broad St. and he continues walking.
Here’s how the fines are levied, via Lopez:
Maybe Embiid felt bad because he called him a “dumbass” the other night:
Embiid gets undercut, draws a foul, and concludes with “dumb ass”…
Really just a troll that can hoop 🤣 pic.twitter.com/WzA8OKt6gC
— Brock Knows Ball (@LandesBrock) January 26, 2022
What a week though for Jose Alvarado. He gets to play in the Garden in his hometown, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart bought 20 tickets so his family could watch, and now Embiid’s covering his fines. If you didn’t see his interview after he played in MSG it is a must watch. Awesome to watch people realize everything they worked for culminating in one moment:
"If you would've told me this would happen five years ago, I wouldn't believe it. It's like a dream come true. It's crazy."
This Jose Alvarado postgame interview is what it's all about 🙏 pic.twitter.com/TGBwINgkoo
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 21, 2022