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Here’s hoping Joel Embiid can heal physically and, more importantly, mentally

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A few months ago, I was asked to speak to students at my alma mater, Rowan University. The professor who asked is one of my favorites, and I likely wouldn’t be doing this job if not for her (shoutout, Candace Kelley), so I agreed to do it.

The students were awesome. They asked great questions, some that took serious thought to answer. As things were winding down on our Zoom call, Professor Kelley told the students there was time for one more question. A student raised his hand and asked something that strayed from a typical question you’d have for a guest speaker:

Off the record, what is Joel Embiid really like?