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Philadelphia 76ers: 5 thoughts on the KAT-Joel Embiid skirmish

By AJ Iezzi

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 30: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers fights with Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter at the Wells Fargo Center on October 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers defeated the Wolves 117-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 30: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers fights with Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter at the Wells Fargo Center on October 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers defeated the Wolves 117-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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2. Joel Embiid: Real estate mogul

 Joel Embiid gets up when he plays top-notch big men. He puts Andre Drummond in a straight jacket. He’s shown us he can punish Anthony Davis. Even excellent defenders like Myles Turner and Rudy Gobert have felt the wrath of Joel Embiid.

If someone wants to put a big man in the same conversation with Joel Embiid, he looks to dominate. Embiid has always had the seek-and-destroy mindset against his best competition. Karl-Anthony Towns is no different. Embiid looks to steamroll him at every opportunity and Oct. 30 was no different.

The Sixers have defeated the Timberwolves five straight times. Excluding last night’s 20-point victory, the last time Joel Embiid suited up against Minnesota he scored 31 points and you can probably guess who he was matched up with for most of the night. Embiid has come up victorious in their past several matches but the physicality and stat-sheet stuffing has surely been kindling for the fire.

Joel Embiid’s last score before the altercation was a grown-man, get outta my way bucket, followed by a flex of his python-like arms. KAT was getting tossed around in a lopsided game and got fed up, but Embiid was chipping away at his psyche long before last night. Once you let Joel Embiid invade your headspace, there’s no turning back.