WATCH: 76ers Joel Embiid sings his heart out in video from Ed Sheeran show
Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, of Cameroon, poses for a photograph during media day at the NBA basketball team’s practice facility, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Camden. Image: AP Photo/Chris Szagola
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers fan favorite Joel Embiid is apparently a fan himself — of Ed Sheeran.
The British singer-songwriter made a stop in Philadelphia on Thursday, performing for a sold-out crowd at the Lincoln Financial Field.
Embiid posted a video of Sheeran’s performance on his Instagram and the All-Star center can be heard singing along enthusiastically — if not entirely in tune — to the songs “Perfect” and “Shape of You.”
He embedded the word “awesome” along the bottom of one of the videos.
His teammate Dario Saric also posted videos and a photo of the Sheeran show, but without any heartfelt singalongs like Embiid’s.
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Sheeran endeared himself to the crowd by congratulating them on the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory, and by donning an Eagles jersey during his encore. NVG
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