I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.
Joel Embiid has already beaten the odds. As a tall, skinny kid growing up in Cameroon, he loved soccer and was likely destined to become a volleyball star. Then, at the age of 15, he began playing basketball thanks in large part to fellow Cameroonian Luc Mbah a Moute.
Now, he’s the reigning MVP of the NBA and one of the most dominant forces the sport has ever seen. Embiid is fond of saying his life is like a movie.