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Sixers' Joel Embiid Throws Shade at Lakers' Anthony Davis

Troel Embiid is back.
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Sixers' Joel Embiid Throws Shade at Lakers' Anthony Davis
Sixers' Joel Embiid Throws Shade at Lakers' Anthony Davis

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid vowed to stop talking trash ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season. Although, for the most part, he stayed true to his promise, "Troel" Embiid has not given up on trash-talking entirely.

Recently, the big man hopped on a live stream while playing FIFA on the road. As the Sixers traveled to Indiana on Saturday, the Sixers star had lots of spare time sitting in his hotel room. So, he hopped on a live stream with Twitch streamer ChuBoi to answer some questions.

That led to Embiid throwing shade at a popular opponent of his. "What's more difficult, playing FUT Champs or guarding (Anthony Davis)?" Embiid was asked. After thinking about it for a second, Embiid shook his head and revealed his answer with a smirk. "Playing FUT Champs," he said.

No surprises here. As Embiid has been extremely vocal about wanting to be one of the NBA's best bigs, he has steadily talked down on his opponents. Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is no exception.

Before, Embiid would battle Davis when he was a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. And the Sixers star was always known to get the better of him. On Wednesday, Embiid had the opportunity to play against Davis as a member of the Lakers -- and the 76ers big man still impressed.

In 37 minutes of action, Embiid put up 28 points. He also collected five defensive rebounds and blocked two shots. On the other hand, Davis put up 23 points in 34 minutes of action. 

Considering Embiid's Sixers won, his contributions were much more valuable on Wednesday. However, Davis has the ultimate response for Embiid's shade as he recently won a ring with the Lakers last season. Regardless of who has more bragging rights between the two, the trash-talking from Embiid makes the battle of Embiid and Davis much more interesting. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on Twitter: @JGrasso_

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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