Joel Embiid and Russell Westbrook do not like each other. Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to fix that.
The History of the Beef
During the Sixers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 19th, Joel gave Westbrook a hard foul on a fast break:
Hard foul, nothin’ dirty. (Pretty convenient how Westbrook was finally able to get up and go after Embiid only after multiple teammates arrived to hold Russell back.)
Following the game, reporters asked Russ about the foul:
Reporter: The Embiid foul late, was that just him landing on you?