Philly Fans Not Happy After Joel Embiid Shows Support for Packers Against Eagles

Is Embiid for real or just trolling?

Joel Embiid smiles in the third quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Joel Embiid smiles in the third quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Did Joel Embiid not learn from his 76ers teammate Mike Scott? As the Thursday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles was just getting underway, Embiid posted a tweet seemingly proclaiming his allegiance to the Packers.

Go Pack Go

— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) September 27, 2019

Eagles fans were far from pleased to learn that Embiid is a Packers fan, and would essentially be rooting against them. We'll give you a sampling of the responses which definitely reflect their anger towards Embiid. 

Dey bouta kill u bro 😭😭

— ThunderUp ✭ (@BrodieSpeaks) September 27, 2019

You about to make a lot of Eagle fans cry for this tweet the way you cried after the Raptors loss.

— Fun Jerry Jones (@Fun_JerryJones) September 27, 2019

Sometimes ya just need to shut up

— Glimmer man. (@GlimmerR79) September 27, 2019

You play in Philly. You tryna play for the Bucks or sumn?

— Boda (@Blubz_3) September 27, 2019

The location is killing me pic.twitter.com/U3ir1KBiB3

— ₿hargav (@ThatIndianGuy) September 27, 2019

Embiid has gained a reputation as a troll, and this one could just be another entry in that log. But as of right now, he has yet to address the backlash he has received for being a Packers fan. 

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