Photo: Philadelphia 76ers/Twitter

Joel Embiid has the support of Magic Johnson for his MVP case. The Lakers legend called the Cameroonian center ‘MVP’ in a recent tweet.

“I like the leadership of MVP Joel Embiid and his co-pilot James Harden. They are committed to trying to bring a championship to Philadelphia this season!” Johnson tweeted after Philadelphia took a 2-0 lead in the series against the Nets.

Embiid finished the regular season as the league’s top scorer with 33.1 points per game. He also averaged 10.2 points and 4.2 assists as the Sixers finished third in the Eastern Conference.