Joel Embiid wears hazmat suit en route to Orlando with Sixers, fans react with memes

Joel Embiid and  Philadelphia 76ers travelled to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for NBA restart on July 9 (July 10 IST). While most players wore masks while boarding plane with team, Joel Embiid showed up in a hazmat suit, a face mask and gloves. 76ers star even took time to pose with fans before boarding plane.

Fans reacted to Embiid's get up, making memes and sharing gifs about Embiid's costume. While most responses were funny, many pointed out rising cases in Florida and stated that it was correct of Embiid to protect himself properly. 

After team arrives at venue, y will be quarantined for 48 hours before y began training for eight seeding games. Philadelphia will begin ir seeding games by playing against Indiana Pacers on August 1. Before official season begins, team will also play three scrimms, first one with Memphis Grizzlies on July 24. 

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Before teams began travelling to Disney World for restart, Embiid had raised concerns about NBA bubble. 26-year-old star had stated that he "hated idea" of NBA bubble resuming and did t believe it would be safe eugh. three-time NBA All-Star was worried about testing positive for virus even after NBA 's safety protocols were anunced.

Embiid believed that t all players would follow rules. However, Embiid stated that he would return to play as it is his job to try and lead 76ers to an NBA title. Embiid was averaging 23.4 points and 11.8 rebounds per game before season was suspended on March 11. 76ers were placed sixth on Eastern Conference table with a 39-26 win-loss record. 

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