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.
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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.
