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Sixers' Joel Embiid a 'Man of the people'

The popular center has been spotted playing tennis and jogging around town at night.

Joel Embiid has been spotted around town lately.
Joel Embiid has been spotted around town lately.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer

Apparently, 76ers center Joel Embiid's workouts aren't confined to the team's  practice facility.

Embiid, who is rehabilitating a left knee injury, was spotted playing tennis Sunday night on a Philly court. Then a Lyft driver saw him jogging in the city Monday night. Embiid was heading home after a second night of tennis with a member of the Sixers' coaching staff.

But why would a high-profile athlete jog in the streets and on sidewalks late at night?  What if he ran across pushy autograph-seeking fans or hecklers and put himself in harm's way?

"He declares himself to be a man of the people," coach Brett Brown said. "I think that is true. He's proud of that and I think he lives it."