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Joel Embiid tussles his way into Philly’s heart as long-stewing rivalry with Karl-Anthony Towns escalates


PHILADELPHIA – Joel Embiid dodged that errant Karl-Anthony Towns haymaker, stuck his hammerhead thumb in Town’s eye, then wrestled him to floor – until Ben Simmons got Towns to calm down with a WWE-quality choke hold and Jeff Teague finally pulled Embiid away. Embiid eventually moved past all of the men in suits serving as peacemakers, shook off Teague and immediately sought the approval of the Philadelphia 76ers’ resident ‘bout-that-action-boss all-star, Mike Scott.

But before the best big man troll the league has ever seen could make it to Scott for that affirming dap, longtime season-ticket holder and Temple University professor of media studies Marc Lamont Hill gleefully tapped Embiid on the chest, roughly seven times, to express his gratitude – even if Embiid was probably too rushed with adrenaline to feel it.

“Had to, man,” Hill said, standing a few feet from where all of the excitement unfolded. “I’m a Philly fan. I had to make sure he…





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