Things got chippy late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game between the Thunder and Sixers at Wells Fargo Center, and, sure enough, Russell Westbrook and Joel Embiid were right in the middle of it.
That should come as a surprise to, well, no one, given the two players’ reputations. Westbrook is a fiery player that takes no crap from his opponents, and Embiid is a physical leader that loves to trash talk and will sometimes send a message to other NBA’ers.
So when Westbrook took off in transition late in the fourth quarter, Embiid did whatever he could to prevent the Thunder guard from scoring. He actually ended up tackling Westbrook, and landed on top of him. Westbrook was furious about it, so he confronted Embiid afterward, leading to a skirmish.
Russell Westbrook has to be held back from going after Joel Embiid after collision under basket pic.twitter.com/UZYS4KZZmH
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 19, 2019
Westbrook appeared to believe Embiid landing on top of him was intentional, and he may have a point. He certainly won’t be exchanging holiday cards with Embiid, after hearing what he had to say about the hard foul to reporters.
Russell Westbrook on the foul from Joel Embiid, and then asked if they are “cool.” (Warning: language): pic.twitter.com/7i0ahyEFTH
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) January 20, 2019
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