Fresh off of winning his first Olympic gold medal in Paris with the men's basketball team, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid decided to take in a baseball game.
Embiid was in attendance for the Philadelphia Phillies' 3-2 win over the Houston Astros at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, and he looked like a seasoned sports fan in the process. There were plenty of fun moments, like NBC Sports Philadelphia color analyst John Kruk wondering out loud how the Sixers star sits in his seat, but the best moment happened at the end of the game.
When the contest went into extra innings, some would have left early to avoid the inevitable traffic headache that ensues at nearly every large sporting event.
But not Embiid.
Not only did the Sixers star stay to see Bryce Harper deliver a walk-off single to right field in the bottom of the 10th inning, but he also pulled out his phone and got his own unique, recorded angle of the moment.
#BrotherlyLove! Joel Embiid was in the house to watch Bryce Harper deliver a clutch #walkoff 🔔 pic.twitter.com/ItieEZFwXx
— MLB (@MLB) August 27, 2024
Bryce Harper's #walkoff single from the POV of Joel Embiid!
— MLB (@MLB) August 27, 2024
📹 : joelembiid/IG pic.twitter.com/lr9N1gt9Se
And then Embiid, in a true veteran sports fan move, promptly got up out of his seat and seemingly headed for the exit to get a head start on the crowd.
Embiid sticking around until the bottom of the 10th … shooting the whole game on his phone … and then immediately wheeling out to beat traffic … top tier dad moves pic.twitter.com/VcC4AWcqlz
— Bradford Pearson (@BradfordPearson) August 27, 2024
Well played, Embiid, well played.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Joel Embiid Recording Bryce Harper's Phillies Walk-Off Was Peak Sports Fan Moment.
