Joel Embiid continues to pop up at major sporting events during the NBA offseason. On Monday night, Embiid was seen at the 2017 Home Run Derby in Miami.
As MLB sluggers such as Aaron Judge -- the eventual winner of the derby -- Miguel Sano and Gary Sanchez crushed home run after home run into the stands of Marlins Park, Embiid was determined to get his hands on at least one ball. Although his bare-handed catch attempt was noble, Embiid couldn't quite figure out the process of how to get on the end of a homer.
I killed a lion with my bare hands so I'm great lmao #TheProcess
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 11, 2017
Eventually, he resorted to collecting balls after they dropped in the stands.
And I got a ball #HomeRunDerby2017 pic.twitter.com/0kRHS7zLVp
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 11, 2017
And I keep on collecting Balls... #HomeRunDerby pic.twitter.com/7v0DG0drJO
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 11, 2017
Embiid might not have had a great catch attempt, but heading home with a few souvenirs still makes for a pretty successful night.
-- Meaghan Latella
