Despite standing 7-feet tall, Joel Embiid isn’t too big to say he’s sorry.
The Philadelphia 76ers center kissed a fan on the head Friday in Shanghai, China, during his team’s preseason win over the Dallas Mavericks. Embiid’s gesture represented an apology for blocking Dwight Powell’s shot, sending the ball toward the court-side seats and hitting the fan on his head. Embiid made a beeline for the fan and delivered one of the first heart-warming moments of the nascent NBA season to the great delight of the crowd.
We only can wonder whether Embiid would have done the same thing if the fan he hit with the ball was wearing a Mavericks (or Boston Celtics) jersey, instead of Allen Iverson’s Sixers No. 3 shirt.
