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Joel Embiid Says He Learned How to Shoot Threes By Watching YouTube Videos

Sixers star Joel Embiid says he learned how to shoot from beyond the arc by watching YouTube videos of "white people shooting 3 pointers."

In a piece for the Player's Tribune, Embiid detailed his experience learning basketball. Since he didn't start playing until highschool, Embiid had "no form, no fundamentals."

His size helped him at the rim, but his shot needed a lot of work. So the NBA superstar turned to then-teammate Michael Frazier II and YouTube for help.

Here's how he learned:

"So I’m chilling one night, and I go on YouTube, and I’m thinking I’m about to figure this shooting thing out.