Published 15:20 IST, October 31st 2019
NBA or WWE? Watch Embiid and Towns' ugly fight as Simmons chokes KAT
NBA: Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid recently got into a brawl during the Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves game on Thursday, October 32.
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Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns got into what was probably NBA's most high-profile brawl in years. The seven-footers were at odds all evening, so their all-out fight was no surprise to the viewers. The players wrestled each other, which ended with the benches clearing and Ben Simmons choking Towns as Embiid encouraged the crowd. After being separated, Embiid and Towns were ejected from the game. Philadelphia beat Minnesota with a 117-95 lead at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
EMBIID VS. TOWNS RING THE DAMN BELL pic.twitter.com/Y7glrNEA8x
— Joel Wobiid (@WorldWideWob) October 31, 2019
The brawl began halfway through Q3 when Philadelphia were leading 75-55. The NBA stars wrestled each other to the ground before the officials cleared the benches in order to stop the fight. Sixers' Ben Simmons also placed himself in the scuffle, as he put Towns in a chokehold on the ground. Embiid then made his way towards the bench with a smile gracing his face.
LOOK AT THIS MOVE SIMMONS PUT ON KAT pic.twitter.com/nCUHBjGO6Z
— Joel Wobiid (@WorldWideWob) October 31, 2019
STF!
— James Wobden (@WorldWideWob) October 31, 2019
Ben Simmons taps out Karl Anthony Towns called by Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler REMIX pic.twitter.com/K7kTGzZxnp
Embiid scored 19 points and five rebounds, while Towns finished the game with 13 points and six rebounds. The home crowd cheered for Embiid, who shadow-boxed all the way to the locker room. Though Simmons was not ejected, he might be fined later on. Both Embiid and Towns took the fight to social media, commenting on the issue through their Twitter accounts.
I aIN’t nO BiTcH
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) October 31, 2019
RaiSeD ARoUnD LiOnS
🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡#BitchTalk pic.twitter.com/5ujFmRXh9Q
That tough guy act ain’t cutting it .... you know what you are.. you know what you’ve always been>>> A PUSSY (SAY IT LOUDER FOR PEOPLE IN THE BACK) Been kicking your ass and pretty please make the playoffs before you talk. It’s a known thing that I OWN YOU. @KarlTowns pic.twitter.com/Izqwk3pEnM
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 31, 2019
14:28 IST, October 31st 2019