On Monday night the Philadelphia 76ers squared off against the Orlando Magic in the preseason, pitting the No. 6 pick in the 2018 Draft, Mo Bamba, against Philadelphia's All-NBA center and reigning social media king, Joel Embiid. The actual action was so-so, as the Sixers won 120-114, with Embiid scoring 21 points in 22 minutes, to go with seven assists and two blocks. Embiid reminded Mo of his domination on IG after the game:
But Bamba, a ridiculously long, agile big who personifies "upside" for draftniks, did score at the rim against JoJo for two of his 12 points in 16 minutes of action off the bench:
And the young Magic center outta Harlem didn't waste the opportunity to remind his elder of the head-to-head score:
But this is Embiid, and he's not the type of player to take a social media barb lying down. He came back in the comments with a galaxy-level rebuttal:
Bamba's response to the comment was sufficiently cowed while getting one last jab in:
Despite the wisecracks, it's all love between the two young bigs:
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