PHILADELPHIA -- As 76ers superstar Joel Embiid was being presented with his Most Valuable Player award by NBA commissioner Adam Sliver in front of a sold-out Philadelphia crowd chanting "MVP," Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum watched the ceremony from the locker room ahead of Friday night's Game 3.
It's a normal part of Tatum's routine -- he usually leaves the court once the buzzer sounds at the end of warmups,before the national anthem and player introductions. But he could still hear the ceremony taking place on the court as he watched Embiid on a television screen receiving the trophy.