PIC: The 76ers took the art of pranking rookies to a whole new level with this doozy

As if the pressure to perform in the NBA didn't make life tough enough for a rookie, they also have to deal with pranks like this.

The Philadelphia 76ers broke out all the stops to welcome power forward JaKarr Sampson to the fold by, you know, just wrapping his jeep in tin foil.

Tough day, rook. pic.twitter.com/rJwH2UUtqG — Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) January 22, 2015

But in fairness, the 21-year-old should be happy he owns a fancypants car like that. We, at SportsJOE, are a lot older and are still slumming it on the bus. You have to admire the time and effort that the players put in and, in his defence, Sampson takes the prank well as documented by teammate Robert Covington via Instagram. http://instagram.com/p/yK2rDDxMMq/?modal=true&utm_source=partner&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=video http://instagram.com/p/yK5ASNxMAv/?modal=true&utm_source=partner&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=video But let's just stop and think for a second about the hundreds of sambos that have gone unwrapped because of this trick.