Welcome to the NBA, Lonzo Ball.
Ball was drafted No. 2 overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in Thursday night’s 2017 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, and it should come as no surprise that his father, LaVar, wasted no time making headlines with bold comments about his son.
Not everyone was thrilled with LaVar Ball’s interview after his son was drafted, including the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. And they let the world know how they felt on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/BenSimmons25/status/878038026122924033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2017%2F06%2Fjoel-embiid-ben-simmons-dunk-on-lonzo-lavar-ball-76ers-lakers-nba-draft-target
Please dunk on him so hard that his daddy runs on the court to save him.. https://t.co/cMvt5RYiSQ
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) June 22, 2017
Joel Embiid, aka the GOAT of social media, strikes again.
Never change, Joel. Never change.
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