The Sixers gave Joel Embiid the silent treatment before going wild over his 70-point performance

The Sixers went absolutely wild for Joel Embiid after a bit of trolling.

Joel Embiid is making his case for back-to-back NBA MVP seasons loud and clear.

Embiid posted a career-high 70 points in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Monday night victory against the San Antonio Spurs, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record in the process for most points in a game in franchise history. Despite head coach Gregg Popovich’s promises, Embiid blazed through the Spurs’ like a hot knife through butter, made even sweeter by the fact that Monday’s game came on the 18th anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game in 2006.

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And to celebrate his incredible achievement, Embiid’s Sixers teammates gave him the cold shoulder before absolutely going bonkers in the postgame locker room.

Talk about an A+ troll job from the Sixers before giving Embiid his rightful flowers — or in this case, a celebratory water bath — for this historic performance.