Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Dario Saric and Jahlil Okafor participated in Friday night's BBVA Rising Stars Challenge in New Orleans with the World Team topping the US, 150-141. Saric started and had a strong performance for the World Team, finishing with 17 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists. Saric's teammate Joel Embiid was on the bench for the event and tweeted his approval of Dario's play for the winning team.
Dario Saric can ball wow
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 18, 2017
Embiid and Saric had a funny moment in the locker room prior to the game with Joel trying to throw a piece of food into Dario's mouth. It's quite adorable.
Just two normal guys hanging out having fun. pic.twitter.com/yoBEegoTlq
— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) February 18, 2017
The most humorous moment of the night for Saric came after the game when he was interviewed by none other than Nik Stauskas. Dario talked about what it meant to represent Croatia, elaborated on his plans for the rest of the All-Star Break and showed off his whip and nae nae skills (2:35 mark), which according to Stauskas, happens regularly on the team plane.
.@NStauskas11 takes over the postgame interview, asks @dariosaric the hard hitting questions » https://t.co/rgpOjyfPJ2 pic.twitter.com/HZ8nOtJ35d
— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) February 18, 2017
All in all, a successful night for all Sixers involved. Jamal Murray was named MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge, scoring 36 points, 27 of which came via the three.
