One Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty Seven: The Emperor’s Opportunity Has Come
Link actually didn't want to get involved in Embiid's mess at first.
After all, Link is one of the few people who has ever criticized Embiid for being autistic.
A few years ago, Embiid once provoked Link without knowing the heights and heights of the situation. Maybe he thought that if he could handle Westbrook and Whiteside, he could also handle Link.
As a result, Embiid was abused on the court and ridiculed off the court with no room for reply.
After that, Embiid never provoked Link again.
Even though he trolled the entire league, he never caused trouble to Link again.
His eyes confirmed that he was the number one person in the league who was not easy to mess with.
After that, Link and Embiid had almost nothing to do with each other.
This time, Link didn't want to have anything to do with that guy Embiid.
After all, Link has already aspired to be a gentle person and set a good example for his daughter.
So over the years, Link has rarely done things like swearing at press conferences and typing on the keyboard online.
The best he can do now is talk trash during games.
Link has no interest in trolling people for trending on Twitter.
But when Embiid kicked his nose in his face again and again in a self-righteous manner, Link couldn't help it anymore.
Jokic is not good at talking trash, but Embiid is not done yet.
You have been looking for someone to pick on you, but you still dare to say that you are a professional troll?
Therefore, Link publicly spoke out for Jokic today. He has long been dissatisfied with Embiid's open-mouthed appearance, but then again, wasn't Link himself also open-mouthed back then...
No one understands double standards better than Link.
Seeing that Link actually responded to this matter proactively, the reporters instantly turned into sharks smelling blood.
I wish I could rush forward and dismember Link.
Countless reporters raised their hands and wanted to continue asking questions. The incident has officially escalated. Now, the two major players in the alliance will face each other directly!
Link looked at the excited reporters,
But he didn't have much energy to do it. Embiid's level of trolling is just getting started.
If he hadn't caught up with the social media era, this guy wouldn't have been able to make even the slightest waves.
In the end, Link just told the reporter lightly: "This is just a warning. If you are sensible, just shut up, Joel."
After that, Link took Jokic and left, ending the press conference, leaving only a group of reporters behind him.
"Hehe, you still have the courage, Link!" Jokic followed Link with a silly smile.
Link shook his head speechlessly. If you weren't only focused on dating your girlfriend, would it be my turn to take action?
"Be prepared, Nikola. This year's Christmas War will be tough for you. Joel Embiid will definitely try his best to defeat you."
"Don't worry, I won't embarrass you. No matter what Embiid said, he is finished, hahahaha!"
Link shook his head. Jokic really didn't play according to the routine.
Although he doesn't care about Embiid's remarks on social media, Jokic's desire to win is very strong.
After staying with Link for so many years, Jokic was still affected to some extent.
If you are used to winning, you will definitely not accept defeat easily.
Link's "threat" undoubtedly made Embiid very embarrassed.
Years ago, he was just a young rookie, and the Philadelphia 76ers were also a lottery team, so he could only be bullied by Link.
But things are different now. He is already the league's top center, and the Philadelphia 76ers are now one of the championship contending teams.
Link is still treating him like a little brat, and Embiid is really angry.
But considering that Link is indeed not someone to be trifled with, the "Emperor" finally... gave in!
A man can bend and stretch, and Embiid also knows this.
He originally just wanted to challenge Jokic, who is known as the strongest center in the Western Conference, as the strongest center in the Eastern Conference.
From the beginning, Embiid had no intention of messing with Link.
But now that Link takes the initiative to speak, things are undoubtedly beyond Embiid's control.
No matter how crazy Embiid is, he still knows that there are a few people in this league who must not be messed with.
Link is one of them.
Therefore, when Link warned Embiid not to cause trouble, the fans and reporters who were waiting to take advantage of it got nothing.
People thought that Link would replace Jokic and fight Embiid for 300 rounds on social media.
But after that, Embiid's social media account went quiet for a while.
There was no exchange of insults or follow-up, and the incident seemed to end with Link's warning.
Reporters have to admit that Link has indeed brought too much psychological shadow to the players in this league.
With just one sentence, he subdued the "professional troll" Embiid.
Although there was no war of words with Embiid on social media, the Grizzlies were not idle during this period.
Just as Barkley predicted, the Grizzlies are going further and further on their winning streak.
After defeating the Thunder, the Grizzlies defeated their former rival Cavaliers in Cleveland on December 20.
Cleveland fans are no stranger to the Grizzlies. After all, the NBA championship was produced between the Grizzlies and the Cavaliers a few years ago.
However, the Cavaliers have now changed from a championship team to a lottery team. The Grizzlies are still the unstoppable Grizzlies.
The Cavaliers' starting center, "The Eight Wise Kings," Tristan Thompson, followed Adams' old path and was beaten up by his teacher.
Thompson can defend some blue-collar insiders with rough skills, but against Jokic, who relies on skills to win and is at a height disadvantage, he really can't take advantage.
Jokic still overwhelmed the opponent's inside today, scoring 27 points, 11 assists and 13 rebounds, recording a triple-double.
The Cavaliers are without LeBron, and Link is happy and relaxed. He played lightly for 30 minutes and scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and won the victory by the way.
114 to 103, the Grizzlies defeated the Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Center, extending their winning streak to 12 games.
Jokic's continued excellent performance made reporters extremely excited.
If they continue to play like this, the collision between Jokic and Embiid will definitely be quite exciting.
Both of them have been in great form recently, and when the time comes, they will definitely stage a fierce collision between top insiders.
However, all this came to nothing in the Grizzlies' back-to-back games against the Kings on December 21.
In this game, Jokic continued to kill everyone. Because the King's inside line is really weak, even worse than the previous Thunder and Cavaliers.
Neither Richaun Holmes, who is 2.08 meters tall, nor Jokic's Serbian compatriot Bjelica could withstand the ravages of this big fat man.
Jokic played like a fish in water, and the Grizzlies also gained a huge advantage.
However, when the game entered the third quarter, Jokic fell after a breakthrough layup. The moment he fell, he subconsciously pushed his hands on the floor.
As a result, Jokic's excessive weight caused his wrist to twist severely.
After that, Jokic never returned to the basketball court.
His retirement from injury touches the hearts of all fans. After all, the match between the 76ers and the Grizzlies is about to begin in a few days.
If Jokic is absent, the battle between him and Embiid will not be staged as scheduled!
Although the Grizzlies won easily in the end, the fans' attention is no longer on the result of the game.
After the game, Grizzlies officials quickly announced Jokic’s injury report.
The good news is that there is no structural damage to Jokic's wrist. To put it bluntly, it's just an ordinary sprain.
But the bad news is that even a simple sprain requires some recovery time. In other words, Jokic will miss this year's Christmas game!
Reporters and fans howled. Was the long-awaited showdown between top centers just like this?
Jokic is also helpless. He also really wants to confront Embiid head-on.
But in the fierce competition, it is difficult to completely eliminate such unexpected minor injuries. Jokic's attendance rate is already very high for a center of his weight.
However, Embiid did not feel it was a pity. Jokic's injury gave him the capital and courage to respond to Link!
Embiid has been almost exhausted these days. The feeling of wanting to complain but not dare to complain is simply a kind of torture for him.
He wanted to respond to Link, but he was afraid that he would be embarrassed if he couldn't win the game in the end.
But now the situation has changed. Jokic will be out for a few days, which means that Embiid's biggest opponent at the fifth position has automatically surrendered!
This makes Embiid full of confidence. He believes that he will definitely be able to kill everyone in the Christmas war!
By then, the 76ers will have a greater chance of winning.
So, after many days, Embiid finally responded to Link on social media.
"Whether I have a good Christmas or not is up to me, Link. Come on, see if you can take the victory away from Philadelphia."
Embiid's keyboard feels so good. I've been feeling aggrieved for so long and finally let it out!
Originally I just wanted to deal with Jokic, but now I can jump directly to deal with Link!
This time Embiid is bound to defeat the nightmare that has shrouded his heart for many years.
The next day, during a routine interview during the team's training, reporters asked about Link Jokic's injury.
Of course, the ultimate goal is to raise topics related to Embiid: "Link, without Jokic, will the Christmas game against Embiid and the 76ers be more difficult?"
"Tricky?" Link looked at the camera in surprise, "Why is it tricky? Losing Jokic is certainly a huge loss, but Joel Embiid... Come on, our backup center can all play well. he."
Link smiled confidently.
In the Grizzlies team, there is a god who "eats, sleeps, and beats Embiid".
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