Philadelphia — It wasn’t Wilt Chamberlain versus Bill Russell, or even Patrick Ewing against Hakeem Olajuwon.
But it wasn’t Manute Bol versus Shawn Bradley, either.
Saturday night’s hyped matchup between Pistons center Andre Drummond and Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid was good theater, though.
On a night when many sports fans were focused on college football’s final four teams, the NBA world got to see two of the most talented centers in the league. They let everyone know about it, with their back-and-forth banter about each other’s foibles.
Embiid’s shot on Saturday morning: “No disrespect, but he can’t shoot, so I just have to worry about the defensive coverages that we have as a team.