MAN OF HONOR: Joel Embiid Tells Nikola Jokic Directly The Nuggets Center Is The Best Player In The League

Yes, Joel. Yes. The reigning MVP of the NBA knows how the game is played both on the court and off. Keep your friends and your enemies closer...and this is exactly how you do it. Take away the MVP, drop back to back 40+ games on Serbia itself, and then compliment the shit out of Jokic after waxing his balls dry on the hardwood. Kill him with kindness. MJ allegedly used to do it with the likes of Barkley on the golf course before the NBA Finals. Why shouldn't JoJo do the same to his MVP competition? Exactly. 

Not to mention Embiid 1000000% knows he's the best player in the NBA at the moment and he's comfortable kissing Jokic's flabby cheeks. He knows the truth. The box score says it most with the Sixers W and JoJo dominating with 41/7/10 vs Nikola's 25/19/3 (ok 19 boards is very impressive tho). The rest is said on how those stats were made on the court. Embiid just knows he's the greatest in the game at the moment and can't be stopped: 

Good news tho for Nikola - There's no need to worry about Joel when there are smaller fish like Pat Bev to fry. Solid work, Rone. 

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Good luck the rest of the way, Nikola. FYI the Sixers have a better record than the defending champions. Now do me a favor and CUE IT! 

PS - It wasn't the obligatory best bar in the city of Philadelphia (that would be Barstool Sansom, of course), but props to Jokic for stopping by the oldest bar in Philly and mixing it up with the people. Actually awesome.