Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid fought during the 76ers’ 22-point win over the Timberwolves yesterday. Embiid piled on in his postgame press conference and later on social media.
Later in the night, Karl-Anthony Towns posted on Instagram “All Bark & No Bite” and included a photo of Embiid crying after Philadelphia’s loss to the Raptors in the second round of last season’s playoffs (warning: profanity in all embedded social media):
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4RWDJGnaj7/
Of course, Embiid responded:
I’m done talking trash🏆🏆🏆👀
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 31, 2019
That tough guy act ain’t cutting it .... you know what you are.. you know what you’ve always been>>> A PUSSY (SAY IT LOUDER FOR PEOPLE IN THE BACK) Been kicking your ass and pretty please make the playoffs before you talk. It’s a known thing that I OWN YOU. @KarlTowns pic.twitter.com/Izqwk3pEnM
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 31, 2019
Towns walked right into that one. It’s just tough to talk trash after a blowout loss and with only one career playoff appearance, a fairly quick first-round loss.
It’s also tough to win these battles with Embiid, who’s an expert trash-talker and certainly not done.
