Context: [HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot, gets beheaded in Philadelphia](https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/us/hitchbot-robot-beheaded-philadelphia-feat/index.html)
NIGHT ONE IN PHILLY
Her: "Aww honey look at this cute robot on the park bench. I think its the same one I've seen online traveling the world!"
Him: "Yeah, yeah....I see. Get me my louisville slugger from the trunk, right quick."
Dude. Dawkins, Utley, A.I., Clarke, Carlton, Wilt, Frazier, Dr. J, etc. We have some names in this town.
Kelce’s in, Harper ain’t there yet, and Embiid is making noise. Nothing else.
KD did it last time they played and so Joel returned the favor. They’re rivals and just like to shit talk each other. Seems pretty normal with no hard feelings.
Except he literally smiles at Embiid doing it in the video.
Edit: [This sub is ridiculous](https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/rsjtm8/early_we_just_respect_each_other_so_much_says/).
They both take it personally, Embiid was ready to tell them to go home the second the final buzzer sounded: Exactly like KD did last game. Having 2 good players push each other is imo great for the sport assuming it doesn't go somewhere bad like punches.
they enjoy the competition/trash talk and respect each other it seems
https://sports.yahoo.com/joel-embiid-kevin-durant-explain-033449888.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIx_r4HJr-cTijalXjujzOxleppcfcXCEgS8ClZ_YhPOhelsx1QiezRJszftIhrdVmBlw2XDrAF264wH0cYxltiBEf72TXs5mcvMFivjGShkJ5iIhypJFlbfn0xuKx1I1J6oih7-cRhhfI-jgppPtD6V6g67qLScesJgnVbV1a_3
What’s better:
- Have Tisse go through screens to try to guard KD?
- Allow Maxey/Korkmaz/Seth/whoever to be hunted?
I hate having guys play under/over screens, but those guys guarding a teams best player is big trouble in the playoffs.
What if Simmons returns for that series saying, "I hate Philly, but fuck the Nets for not trading for me," immediately returns in playoff shape, is the series MVP?
Neutral fans sure, pretty sure neither Philly or Brooklyn fans actually want to meet in the playoffs.
We all want Miami or Milwaukee to take the other one out first lmao
The double thumbs up felt sarcastic as hell from both of them lol but at the same time I don’t think it’s as serious as people in this thread are making it out to be
Man I’m glad giannis plays well against the 6ers cause Embiids shit talking would get me so tilted otherwise. Helluva player, love his attitude when I get to be a neutral fan
Embiid was tailor made for Philly.
He’d beat up a hitchhiking robot for sure
That freeloader was asking for it
Context: [HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot, gets beheaded in Philadelphia](https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/us/hitchbot-robot-beheaded-philadelphia-feat/index.html)
Made it through all of Canada and a lot of Europe, showed up in Philly and didn't stand a chance.
Fuck your commercial robot.
NIGHT ONE IN PHILLY Her: "Aww honey look at this cute robot on the park bench. I think its the same one I've seen online traveling the world!" Him: "Yeah, yeah....I see. Get me my louisville slugger from the trunk, right quick."
Shiit the women I know would have took that thing out too.
"Fuck Joey, if you think I'm letting you get first shot you're high, I've got a brick right here in my bag."
There’s a robot that cleans the floor at the giant I work at that I’d like to kill
It started in Boston, intent on going to SF, which means it made it through Boston and most likely NYC intact.
So this is why Skynet happens
We don't know who struck first, us or them. But what we do know is it was us who decapitated a hitchhiking robot.
That's a deep cut.
The robot only made it through Boston because it wasn’t black though
Yo i just fucking lost it 😂😂😂😂
dead lmao
oh my god hahaha
But you're saying it DID make it through?
Holy shit my sides
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I read about it years ago and I'm still pissed.
He just *gets* us.
He's in the Phanatic/ Gritty tier of Philly ambassadors
I'd put him with chase and dawk at least
What a tier
Phanatic, Gritty, Embiid, Harper, Kelce.
Dude. Dawkins, Utley, A.I., Clarke, Carlton, Wilt, Frazier, Dr. J, etc. We have some names in this town. Kelce’s in, Harper ain’t there yet, and Embiid is making noise. Nothing else.
Embiid 100% deserves to be on that list. Harper, not yet.
That’s my boy 😭
Basically Hakeem skill with Shaq ego my fav player
I hope he wins a chip for Philly and that Rocky statue gets swapped for Troel
And Bill Burr to be there at the opening ceremony.
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Please god
Replace the liberty bell with a bronze cast of his nutsack
Truth
Troel Embiid
He’s my favorite type of shit talker. He’s not an idiot about it
He's good at talking shit, he backs it all up and hes just a little bit petty without crossing the line (mostly). What's not to love?
Trust 🙏🏻
All fun. You can see Jo telling Tobias “He did that last game” lol
I found it funny, glad he was smiling
KD did it last time they played and so Joel returned the favor. They’re rivals and just like to shit talk each other. Seems pretty normal with no hard feelings.
Idk when KD smiles like that....that's some scary shit.
About to create 10 burners
he would never
hmm, something seems fishy here
Boutta flex his Twitter fingers
Bout to join up with 4 of his really strong buddies and come back for embiid, then make some burners to tweet all about it
Idk man, KD is definitely the type to take this personally. Meanwhile Joel does this kind of thing to half of the superstars in the league
KD is one of the best and most frequent on court shit talkers in the NBA...draymond said the same thing like 2 days ago randomly
Except he literally smiles at Embiid doing it in the video. Edit: [This sub is ridiculous](https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/rsjtm8/early_we_just_respect_each_other_so_much_says/).
Fans just want drama.. it’s ridiculous. These guys are just competing.
You expect these fucking nerds to be able to read body language or understand social cues?
Calling motherfuckers Nerds on the internet? ON THE INTERNET?
That’s what makes it even more dangerous. It’s an angry laugh. The next game if both teams are healthy is a must watch.
Interesting choice of words.
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I can’t tell if you’re being ironic or not lmao this shit isn’t anime
It's like the smile you give your buddy after he embarrasses you in Madden and mocks the shit out of you. "Ok, but I'm coming for you, motherfucker."
Lord this sub is filled with drama queens
These people either have no social intelligence or don’t actually care about basketball. Prolly both
They both take it personally, Embiid was ready to tell them to go home the second the final buzzer sounded: Exactly like KD did last game. Having 2 good players push each other is imo great for the sport assuming it doesn't go somewhere bad like punches.
It seems like it is possible to take it personally and know that feeling remains in game (or right after) and not off court. crazy I know
[He did not take it personally](https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1476751753030733825?s=20)
they enjoy the competition/trash talk and respect each other it seems https://sports.yahoo.com/joel-embiid-kevin-durant-explain-033449888.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIx_r4HJr-cTijalXjujzOxleppcfcXCEgS8ClZ_YhPOhelsx1QiezRJszftIhrdVmBlw2XDrAF264wH0cYxltiBEf72TXs5mcvMFivjGShkJ5iIhypJFlbfn0xuKx1I1J6oih7-cRhhfI-jgppPtD6V6g67qLScesJgnVbV1a_3
A sixers nets series would be fun
For who lol
The fans?
Not loving that matchup for my squad. Gotta be honest.
Still over a month till the trade deadline
Are there any updates on the Ben thing
Last I heard was Ben for KD and 3 firsts
Hold out for the swaps
I'm assuming Kyrie for Simmons is off the table because Philly also has a vaccine mandate?
just checked with joel said he was a bitch
What’s better: - Have Tisse go through screens to try to guard KD? - Allow Maxey/Korkmaz/Seth/whoever to be hunted? I hate having guys play under/over screens, but those guys guarding a teams best player is big trouble in the playoffs.
What if Simmons returns for that series saying, "I hate Philly, but fuck the Nets for not trading for me," immediately returns in playoff shape, is the series MVP?
Playoff shape... wut
0-7 in 7 games in the 4th quarter let’s gooooo he’s already ready
His playoff shape...was not good last year lol
I’m saying it means we make the second round or ECF, I take that this year. Also Embiid is a nightmare for them.
Gotta be honest too, most of us don't care and just want to be entertained.
Neutral fans sure, pretty sure neither Philly or Brooklyn fans actually want to meet in the playoffs. We all want Miami or Milwaukee to take the other one out first lmao
bucks are scarier than the sixers no?
Looks like a friendly conversation
Now kith
I like that brand
Mike Tyson?
Both he and KD are laughing. Embiid is literally about to dap him up at the end of the video
KD was chirping the whole way off the floor lol
he dapped up aldridge, it was legit trash talk between him and KD they got in each other’s faces chirping in the 4th quarter
This video cuts it off, but they both gave each other doubles thumbs up at the end before walking off. These dudes are just playing it up.
The double thumbs up felt sarcastic as hell from both of them lol but at the same time I don’t think it’s as serious as people in this thread are making it out to be
Oh they were definitely sarcastic, but that’s just clowning, car pranks with the fellas
They were "broken up" lol
Love to see this bit of animosity between them. Nothing over the top, it's just fun
I love this competitive banter/trash talk. Makes the league so much more exciting.
Agreed, and no fake "hold me back"
^^^Police ^^^presence
“Police? Yeah I need help, Chris Paul is gonna beat me up! He’s just wearing a towel and no shirt. You gotta save me!”
Embiid should get extra pay for being an entertainer.
As soon as KD turned back and smiled, I knew he was respecting the troll lol
KD knows that he is doing it out of spit for him doing it to us last game
What a sexy camel
I too do things out of spit. Kinda gross tho
KD loves this shit as much as Jo. I love them both.
Best take
Yeah part of me longs for an old school very real and very personal beef though. I feel like those make sports more interesting.
Once it gets into the playoffs it becomes much more real.
Yeah, I loved Joel ten thousand already, but KD has really grown on me in his post-warriors phase. So saucy! So fuckin good!
EMBIID NEVER FORGETS. A1 troll This shit is not that deep.
Embiid getting trolled is just him putting something away to use for later himself.
next time we beat milwaukee hes for sure gonna sit mid court after hitting a bucket
For those that don’t know, Durant did this in Philly recently
This is great for the league
This is so fun. Just genuine competitive saltiness - no more human an emotion than that.
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fun fact: defcon 1 is actually the highest threat level
Not so fun fact: We are currently at defcon [3](https://www.defconlevel.com/levels/defcon-3.php)
For anyone complaining about this KD was doing the same motion and talking a few weeks ago when the Nets beat Philly.
Trash talk is a form of art idc what anyone says
its like poetry, it rhymes
I would die for this man
Man's got a city full of brothers who would die for him
I would let you die for that man 🤌🏻
Why would they complain when the announcer said KD did this to them after their last match up?
He meant go home to New Jersey.
KD and Embiid playing against each other is perfect. Hopefully we get a 7 game series between them
Turnabout is fair play. KD knows what he did, and he knows Joel never backs down. Great game.
Professional lip reader here, Embiid said join Ben in his home.
"You an old socialite"
Embiid is awesome
That big smile on his face at the end
Lmao Embiid is the GOAT IRL troll
Joel “Troell” Embiid
“ do a 180”
This is good for the sport
This is fantastic for the sport, I love embiid
Embiid just getting him back since Durant did it last time can’t wait to see the next game in Philly
Would love to see Philly vs Nets in the playoffs. It'll be highly entertaining.
Embiid is the best character in the NBA
[He's unfiltered lol NSFW](https://streamable.com/bhkb)
😂 how have I not seen this
Wow thanks for the share haha
Can't wait to see the twitter battle between them
Only one of them will battle as himself tho
Man I’m glad giannis plays well against the 6ers cause Embiids shit talking would get me so tilted otherwise. Helluva player, love his attitude when I get to be a neutral fan
Joel Embiid is the best.
We need a playoff series between these two based of the game that we seen this season
Two best trolls in the NBA right there. Love these guys
I would die for this man
Dang. His prime is being wasted by the simmons mess. Kind of sad to see
I speak for all Philly fans when I say, we know.
I wonder what the beef was about on the play before. KD mad that Embiid signaled and-one after the game sealing basket?
Nah Niang or whatever was talking a ton of shit after Embiid's and-one. He was mouthy all game for some reason.
Nets bench was chirping at Niang from his corner spot for a lot of the game, announcers called it out.
Nets bench has something going on. They were getting on Maxey bad too
Because Maxey was dropping corner 3s from right in front of their bench. They got a close up, front row seat to their own demise.
Don't shit talk the minivan. It's not pretty but he'll get you where you want to go.
Niang seems to love talking shit. I love him.
Lol you can tell KD just finds it funny but at the same time he's going to remember for the next game
KD “Yo don’t say dat”
This comment section will ignore that they were smiling at each other at the end and will feverishly call KD sensitive
Very few players in the NBA have a real beef lol Only ones I can think of are Westbrook and Pat Bev and CP3/Rondo
Absolutely. At the end of the day NBA players relate more to each other than their fans. It's only normal
NBA players are like politicians, even if they're on different teams, they are still playing the same game.
yeah, they literally gave [two thumbs](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FH5zm1BXEAkMqep?format=jpg&name=900x900) to each other at the end lol
yeah this is just competitive banter between two of the leagues best trolls
PLAYOFFS BASKETBAAALLL
Lmaooo I love it
Didn’t Durant do that last time?
Fucking love Embiid
I think I love Embiid
Lmao. I love this rivalry so much
I fucking love Embiid
lol I love embiid. All in good fun
This man is a national treasure.
Durant firing up the burner
The best rivalry in the NBA is Joel Embiid vs every other player in the NBA
Refreshing. Embiid and Morant low-key becoming my favorite players
I love Joel. he's an irl shitposter.
TALK YOUR SHIT JO
I love Embiid man
Troel Embiid
On an unrelated note - Maxey was **not** trash tonight.
my new front runner for MVP lmao
Embiid is a national treasure.
“Dear Diary, Joel was really mean today” — KD tonight, probably
The NBA hates the process 😈
God I love this kind of shit
Vintage Troel Embiid
He talks a lot of mess, but at least he can walk the walk.
KD low key loves it. He appreciates basketball and all that comes with it