The Golden State Warriors came back from down a whole 22 points to beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 124-116, on Saturday night, and Kevin Durant’s reason for not wanting to lose was simple.
The Warriors made sure to beat the 76ers so Joel Embiid couldn’t talk trash on Twitter
Kevin Durant said the Dubs didn’t want to lose to Embiid, so they came back from down 22 to beat Philly.
He didn’t want Joel Embiid to go on Twitter and talk shit.
Embiid went ahead and liked the tweet:
This is what’s at stake when you play the 76ers
Losing to another basketball team is one thing. People take losses everyday, b. The 76ers aren’t the laughing stock of the NBA anymore. They proved that when they built a 22-point first-half lead over the defending champs.
But Joel Embiid is going to trash talk you to your face. Then if you lose, he’s going to go on social media and trash talk some more.
Here’s what he posted on Instagram after beating Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers:
Here’s what he posted on the gram after he got Willie Reed (AKA “what’s his name?”) in foul trouble in Philly’s win over the Clippers:
Embiid threw this on IG after thoroughly trash talking and outplaying Andre Drummond:
When he almost eviscerated Jason Smith:
And who can forget when he cooked Hassan Whiteside and posted on Instagram with the location “BBQ Chicken”:
He even talks trash after wins in NBA 2K18:
Friendly reminder: These are embedded social media posts, not screenshots. When Embiid gets you, you’ve been gotten forever.
Nobody wants to be on the receiving end of Embiid’s wrath — not on the court, and certainly not on Instagram. Durant knew he’d never hear the end of it if he let Philly run away with a 20-point lead and Embiid be at the center of it.
That’s why the Warriors turned a 22-point deficit into a lead as big as 10. Because if he didn’t, Embiid would have certainly added him to the pile.
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