76ers’ Joel Embiid Invited to WWE WrestleMania 40 by Triple H After Fine for DX Chop | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

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Joel Embiid’s celebrations might be on display in another arena next year.

After Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported the Philadelphia 76ers star was fined $35,000 for his celebration during Sunday’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, the WWE chief content officer suggested Embiid should make an appearance at WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia in April:

Triple H @TripleH
Hey <a href=” – I know a place where you can do that all day, and everyone will love it. <a href=” 40 is right there in Philly… <a href=” <a href=”https://t.co/swVCzt5N8E”>pic.twitter.com/swVCzt5N8E</a>

Joel Embiid @JoelEmbiid
Yes sir!! I would love to but I don’t think I’m gonna be in Philly for that… <a href=” <a href=”https://t.co/1pEM4iaSTB”>https://t.co/1pEM4iaSTB</a>

The celebration inspired by wrestling stable D-Generation X and Triple H is nothing new for Embiid, and it cost him $25,000 when he unleashed it last season against the Brooklyn Nets.

Triple H was also ready with a reply at the time:

Triple H @TripleH
Curious, <a href=”…<br>If you wrote a bigger check now, could you get a volume discount to cover the rest of the season??<a href=” <a href=” <a href=”https://t.co/fSNS0Csy2n”>https://t.co/fSNS0Csy2n</a>

For his part, Embiid told reporters at the time: “There’s no secret that Triple H is my guy. Obviously, DX, when I used to watch wrestling, those were my guys. Any time I get the chance, I haven’t done it in a while so I just felt like it was a good and-1. I got the ball, I didn’t even see the rim, and I felt like it was deserving of a good celebration.”

Embiid could have possibly teamed up with his “guy” at WrestleMania, but his response suggests he won’t be making an appearance.