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Joel Embiid Says He Lost 25 Pounds This Summer
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Sixers training camp begins in less than two weeks.
What kind of shape will Joel Embiid be in when he reports?
Apparently good shape, judging from this clip here, which is just a goofy feature video where Embiid has to eat some spicy tortilla chip from the company Paqui, the “Carolina Reaper Pepper,” which sounds unbearable. Joel starts well, then struggles a bit, and when he starts chugging milk around the 2:53 mark he says this:
“This summer I lost about 25 pounds. I’m about to put it back on with this milk.”
Check it out:
https://youtu.be/zBYgm4ur-gc
Joel is listed at 250 pounds on the team and league websites, so if you believe that to be true, he’d be showing up to camp at 225. Joel seems bigger to me though. I swear he plays at at least 260, but I’ve never seen him step on a scale. Either way, playing at 225 or 235 compared to 250 or 260 should do wonders for his fitness and his ability to stay healthy this season.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com