War of words between Sixers and Balls reaches Battle of Footwear Brands - The 700 Level
Ben Simmons hasn't been shy about dissing Lonzo Ball and the Ball family at-large. Both Simmons and Joel Embiid shot off a few Draft Night tweets about the Balls last month. The new chapter of this saga takes place on Instagram. Ball wore a pair of Nike Kobe A.D. sneakers in the Lakers' Summer League game against the Sixers last two nights ago, eschewing the infamous Big Baller Brand ZO2s. LeBron James, a Nike athlete represented by Klutch Sports, like Simmons, noticed:
Simmons definitely found that funny:
I can't wait to see what happens next between the Sixers and the Balls.