
Joel Embiid Tells TMZ It'd Take $1B to Wear LaVar Ball's Big Baller Brand Shoes
The war of words between Joel Embiid and LaVar Ball continued Sunday.
The Philadelphia 76ers center first told TMZ Sports there was no way he would ever wear the Big Baller Brand shoes before joking it would take a billion dollars for him to don the gear.
It was the latest in a long line of jabs shared between the two men.
At the NBA draft,ย Embiidย tweeted the following:ย
Ball responded in an interview with Philadelphia's 97.5 The Fanatic (h/tย Andrew Josephย of For the Win):
"When you don't win, and don't even make the playoffs, and don't even stay on the court long enough, that's the best thing you can doโis tweet and make some stuff. Ain't nobody else doing that, because they're working on their games in the gym. These guys ain't played a game, always hurt, and at the bottom of the totem pole. So guess what? Get your asses off the goddamnย Tweeter and get in the gym."
That prompted Embiidย to use an expletive of his own directed at Ball onย Instagramย Live, which earned him aย $10,000 fineย from the NBA. He seemed to take the punishment in stride, however:ย
"I think most people have been wanting to say that, but I guess I was the guy to say that. I'm glad I said it,"ย Embiidย said during a keynote conversationย at the Variety Sports and Entertainment Summit, perย Robย Tornoeย of Philly.com.ย "Social media is just about having fun."
Ball responded by notingย Embiid's vocabulary was limited and it wasn't smart for the Sixers center to cost himself money, perย ESPN'sย Jovanย Buha:ย
Which brought us toย Embiid's latest comments on the Bigย Ballerย Brand. Suffice to say, there is no love lost betweenย Embiidย and Ball, though both men have also shown a penchant for using social media to build their brandsย online.
One thing's for sure: a Sixers-Lakers game hasn't had this much hype in a while.

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