Joel Embiid, Hassan Whiteside trade barbs via social media
The preseason finale between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers featured a matchup between two of the top centers in the NBA, Hassan Whiteside of Miami and Joel Embiid of Philadelphia. Neither had a standout performance, with Embiid's 76ers defeating Whiteside's Heat 119-95 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City; Embiid finished with 5 points on only 1-of-7 shooting from the field in 14:33, while Whiteside finished with 7 points on 2-of-5 shooting from the field in 10:54.
But the two socially engaging big men weren't shy about bringing their trash talk from the game onto social media.
Whiteside and Embiid both blocked each other's shots within the first two minutes of the game. Whiteside picked up his third foul of the game with 9:39 left in the first quarter, and Embiid called for Whiteside to be subbed out.
Embiid also alluded to Kevin Durant's Twitter snafu from this offseason to finish his salvo against Whiteside.
Source: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21017889/nba-embiid-whiteside-exchange-postgame-twitter-jabs
But the two socially engaging big men weren't shy about bringing their trash talk from the game onto social media.
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| Joel Embiid and Hassan Whiteside have only met once during the regular season so far, but they are developing an entertaining rivalry. Denny Medley/USA TODAY Sports |
The media won’t show that 😂🤷🏽♂️— Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) October 14, 2017
It didn't take Embiid long to clap back at Whiteside, and Embiid dug a little deeper to do so, bringing back criticisms of Whiteside's conflicting on-off court numbers with the Heat. In each of Whiteside's three seasons with the Heat, the team has had a better defensive rating with him off the court than on the court. In 2016-2017, the Heat had allowed 105.3 points per 100 possessions when Whiteside was on the court, and only 102.2 points per 100 possessions when Whiteside was off the court, according to NBA.com.Funny how y’all don’t show me telling him the same and 1-7 shooting 🤷🏽♂️ or the first 2 flops I mean blocks. Lol y’all fan boys I swear😂— Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) October 14, 2017
Embiid also alluded to Kevin Durant's Twitter snafu from this offseason to finish his salvo against Whiteside.
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
Whiteside ended his response to Embiid by knocking his unreliable durability. Embiid recently signed a contract extension with Philadelphia despite playing in only 31 games since being drafted third overall out of Kansas in the 2014 NBA draft.My bad y’all , I thought I was using my burner account #TheProcess— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 14, 2017
Embiid has taken jabs at Whiteside before, as he retweeted his own tweet from January 2017 mocking Whiteside's criticisms of the All-Star voting.@JoelEmbiid 31 games in 3yrs Hopefully I get to see you regular season🤷🏽♂️😂🤷🏽♂️😂 #SolarEclipse #EmbiidEclipse https://t.co/iaFfK3h3V6— Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) October 14, 2017
Embiid and Whiteside caught the attention of other players around the league Friday night. The Heat and 76ers don't begin their four-game regular season series until February 2, 2018. The location of that matchup is in Philadelphia.Hassan Whiteside #NBAVote https://t.co/4dBXNZ2hUU— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) January 13, 2017
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) October 14, 2017
Author: Lawrence Murray, ESPNGreat way to end preseason with a win.It’s about to get real now.Thanks for all the love in Kansas. My location is EXTREMELY ASS #TheProcess pic.twitter.com/Pyw6cKJ9yO— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 14, 2017
Source: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21017889/nba-embiid-whiteside-exchange-postgame-twitter-jabs
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