On the NBA court, Joel Embiid has never been shy to insult his rivals. He’s been into a fight with almost every single Eastern Conference title contender, including Eric Bledsoe, Marcus Smart, and John Collins.
But he hasn’t faced the Brooklyn Nets, who have Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on their roster, in the playoffs. However, once they do play one another during the regular season, it seems like the game is taking place in the playoffs.
This is what happened during the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets’ matchup a couple of nights ago at the Wells Fargo Center. James Harden playing against his former team, the Nets, and Ben Simmons visiting the Sixers’ home arena to a chorus of boos made for quite the dramatic matchup.
Joel Embiid and Kevin Durant got into it on Twitter
Given how much exposure Joel Embiid received from the game, he served as the primary focus of the narrative. Kevin Durant tweeted during the game that he missed teasing Joel Embiid because he wasn’t playing because of his sprained MCL. Then he would commend Nic Claxton for his magnificent block on the former top choice.
On one occasion, Joel would draw a foul while driving to the basket, giving him an and-1 opportunity. After the created bucket, he would perform the traditional “suck it” celebration made popular by the wrestling team known as D-Generation-X, which consisted of Shawn Michaels and Triple-H.
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Although this offensive gesture was amusing, he has now been fined $25,000 as a result of it.
76ers star Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 for his Triple H celebration vs. Nets.
Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 28, 2023
Even after the Sixers defeated the Nets at his postgame availability, Embiid tweeted Kevin Durant an edited version of himself that he had created with D-Generation-X.
#SuckIt https://t.co/rVpradzgkW“>https://t.co/rVpradzgkW pic.twitter.com/xP8uJ3T6IA
Joel Troel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) January 26, 2023
Joel Embiid has Lost a Lot of Money in Fines
Since the beginning of the 2022–23 NBA season, Joel Embiid has already lost $6,000 in technical foul penalties. The largest loss he has ever suffered was when he was forced to cough up over $380,000 for the altercation between the Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves on October 31st, 2019.
Throughout his NBA career, Joel has incurred fines and suspensions totaling $602,000. This is greater than the majority of league players.
