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It was just Lonzo being Lonzo.
A tick under 10 minutes left in Sunday’s game against Philadelphia, and the Bulls within striking distance at 89-84. The ball gets sent into the post to Joel Embiid, who was unstoppable most of the afternoon, and “The Process” has an undersized Jalen Smith on his hip.
Not a great matchup, and guard Lonzo Ball knew it.
Rather than let Embiid back Smith down and get an easy look to add to his then-27-point game, Ball left his nearby cover of Paul George, and went into harassment mode, double-teaming the 76ers’ 7-footer.