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Embiid calls LaVar Ball 'the greatest basketball player ever'

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Joel Embiid's got jokes.

While watching his Philadelphia 76ers teammate Ben Simmons' live stream Saturday, the funnyman submitted his pick for the best hooper of all time:

It's a bold proclamation about a man known for his bold proclamations, often about his son and UCLA standout, Lonzo.

Here are the elder Ball's stats from his playing days at Washington State:

GAMES PPG RPG APG
26 2.2 2.3 1

Related - LaVar: 'I would kill Michael Jordan 1-on-1' in my heyday

MJ must be shaking in his boots.

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