Although it was ultimately cut short by injury, Joel Embiid has done some pretty cool things during his “rookie” season in 2016-17. But for my (small amount of) money, nothing will top his recent photo shoot with SLAM Magazine.
Growing up in Philadelphia, I personally associate SLAM mostly with one iconic cover, from Issue #32 in March 1999: “Allen Iverson is Soul on Ice,” the headline read. It was so, so cool. And now 18 years later, the magazine decided to run that cover back with the Sixers’ most talented and intriguing player since Iverson:
Give whoever came up with that idea a raise.
You can read the SLAM cover story on Embiid, who will join the Sixers on their upcoming road trip in Los Angeles, here.
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