Joel Embiid is finally healthy, so we’re told. So he’s spending his summer getting back into basketball shape – well, whichever way he could – and had quite a night on Friday night. Embiid was in Hollywood and spent some time doing drills with his trainer, Drew Hanlen, and then hit up a nightclub where he arm wrestled Justin Bieber.
Apparently Bieber was spotted playing basketball before heading into the West Hollywood nightclub, Hyde. Inside Hyde, however, it was Bieber vs. Embiid in a rousing arm wrestling contest.
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Embiid, apparently, was the victor. Thank God.
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As for Embiid’s workout, here are some drills he was doing with Hanlen, who’s an NBA strategic skills coach and consultant, and also the CEO of Pure Sweat Basketball.
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Sure, it’s not Embiid vs. an NBA player, but the glimpses we’ve seen of him? Lawd mercy.
[H/T to reader Jeff, Spike Eskin, Crossing Broad]
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