Trivias Of Joel Embiid
- On 26th August 2014, Embiid signed his rookie scale contract with the 76ers.
- He missed the entire 2015–16 season due to injury.
- He made his long-awaited NBA regular-season debut in the 76ers' season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on 26th October 2016.
- On 10th October 2017, he signed a five-year, $148 million designated rookie scale maximum contract extension with the 76ers, with the ability to earn an additional $30 million if he earns an All-NBA first-, second- or third-team selection, or is named MVP in 2017-2018.
- He is fluent in French and Basaa.
- His younger brother, Arthur, died on 16 October 2014 in Cameroon in a car crash.
- In March 2021, Embiid said that he would donate $100,000, his 2021 NBA All-Star Game winnings, to various homeless shelter organizations in Philadelphia.
