Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid loves to trash talk his opponents on and off the court. Because he’s so consistent with his trash talk, Embiid has grown a reputation around the league. While the Sixers big man may rub some people the wrong way, LeBron James could care less about Embiid's antics.
Heading into Cleveland's match against Philly on Monday, Lebron was asked about Embiid's trash talk at the Cavs' morning shootaround and James didn't pay Embiid's trash talk any mind.
From ESPN's Dave McMenamin:
LeBron James on Joel Embiid's trash talk and on-court antics rubbing some people the wrong way: "Who cares? Who cares? What are you going to do about it? You’re going to fight him? Who cares? People are so sensitive."
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 27, 2017
Although James doesn't care about Embiid's tomfoolery, he does, however, find Joel to be amusing and thinks highly of the big man's game.
From NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jessica Camerato:
LeBron James on Joel Embiid: “He’s good. He’s very good. Very talented. Multidimensional, can shoot the ball from the outside, can get to the post, footwork, up and unders, plays with a lot of energy, and he’s funny too. Very funny. Very funny guy.”
— Jessica Camerato (@JCameratoNBCS) November 27, 2017
It may be all fun and games now, but things got serious as the Cavs faced Philly and extended their winning streak to eight games with a 113-91 victory. LeBron and Embiid both finished the game with 30 points with James rounding his performance out with 13 rebounds and 6 assists.
Source: 247sports.com
