Looks like there’s a new big man rivalry in the NBA. During today’s Sixers-Heat preseason game, Joel Embiid clowned Hassan Whiteside and called for Heat coaches to bench the Miami Heat center got into foul trouble early on in the first quarter.
Embiid draws a foul and tells the Heat to take Whiteside out 😂 pic.twitter.com/VwZnpLPVAA
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 14, 2017
After the game, Whiteside was a bit defensive whined to media outlets about showing the Embiid trash talking highlight.
https://twitter.com/youngwhiteside/status/919044551804891136
https://twitter.com/youngwhiteside/status/919040930845483008
That’s when Embiid dropped the hammer for Whiteside’s Twitter whining.
Dude they had to take your ass out or you would’ve fouled out in 5 min… And we’re talking about Preseason, not regular season….. #Softy https://t.co/IAIBDDypFK
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 14, 2017
And keep caring about stats and not your team success….. your +/- was ass @youngwhiteside #Softy
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 14, 2017
My bad y’all , I thought I was using my burner account #TheProcess
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 14, 2017
Update: Hassan Whiteside has fired back.
https://twitter.com/youngwhiteside/status/919054147160289280