One of the bigger highlights from Wednesday’s NBA action had very little to do with basketball.
During the Philadelphia 76ers’ convincing win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, there was a brief scrap between star big men Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns. The tussle led to a borderline brawl on the baseline, with players from both teams getting involved and trying to break things up.
But Al Horford wanted nothing to do with it.
Video of the fight shows the veteran big man watching the skirmish from a distance, and it very quickly became a meme,
Horford had the “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed” look going pic.twitter.com/8x2zH75VBt
— The Lead (@TheLeadSM) October 31, 2019
Al Horford watching these kids fight https://t.co/7kiW4XinAo
— JJ ☘️ (@JJ_Boston_) October 31, 2019
Al Horford just observing from a distance thinking “what did I sign up for” lmaooo #PhilaUnite pic.twitter.com/Fdaekuce2Z
— Sixers Nation (@PHLSixersNation) October 31, 2019
Al at 30 seconds:
#1: I’m too old for this
#2: no ice cream after the game, kids https://t.co/4BXLLF0XaF pic.twitter.com/uUvEv8XNt4
— Anna Horford (@AnnaHorford) October 31, 2019
Hey, Horford’s getting a little bit older, so you can’t blame him for not exhausting his energy in a fight. He did seem genuinely miffed about it, though.
Al Horford says he hopes both Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns learn from tonight’s fight.
He says both are “good kids,” but “there’s just no place for that.”
— Noah Levick (@NoahLevick) October 31, 2019
Classic.
