It was bound to happen. The Wednesday night dustup between Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns has culminated in two-game suspensions for both combatants:
Two games for each seems fair, but one had to wonder if the late-night Twitter spat would exacerbate the potential consequences. Apparently it did:
Of course, it was nice to see that our new submission specialist and future MMA champion Ben Simmons avoided any penalty, due to his “peacemaker” status:
No word on whether Karl-Anthony Towns’ mom, who verbally assaulted Embiid, will face any sanctions.