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Eagles' Darius Slay Swaps Jerseys With Joel Embiid

Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowler Darius Slay swapped jerseys with Sixers All-Star Joel Embiid on Monday night.
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Eagles' Darius Slay Swaps Jerseys With Joel Embiid
Eagles' Darius Slay Swaps Jerseys With Joel Embiid

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Following an impressive win on Sunday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers, several Philadelphia Eagles players showed face at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday night to watch the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Atlanta Hawks for the third time this season.

Lately, the Sixers have been shorthanded. Without Tyrese Maxey, James Harden, and Joel Embiid, the team has had to utilize the next-man-up mentality to stay afloat.

By winning three of four games last week, the Sixers entered the new week two games above .500 on Monday. Fortunately, they got one of their injured stars back in the mix as Embiid was cleared for action after missing the last four games due to a mid-foot sprain.

Philly sports went back-to-back between Sunday and Monday. After the Eagles took down the Packers with a 40-33 win, the Sixers went ahead and took down the Hawks in a tight battle, coming out on top with a 104-101 win.

After the game, Eagles’ All-Pro cornerback Darius Slay met with the man of the hour following the win, Joel Embiid, on the court to do a football-basketball jersey swap.

It’s rare to see athletes from different sports swap jerseys after a game, but Slay came prepared to dish out his uniform to multiple Sixers players on Monday night. 

Not only did he supply Embiid with a signed No. 2 Eagles jersey, but he also issued one to the ten-time All-Star James Harden, who was once again inactive for the night.

Embiid left the court on Monday with 30 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, two steals, two blocks, a victory, and a signed jersey from one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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