Sixers

The Joel Embiid vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Donnybrook Was Everything and More

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Oct 30th, 2019 · 9:28 PM EDT

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So Joel Embiid and KAT went at it tonight. It was a melee. A donnybrook. It could have been a brouhaha. And we even got a MMA-style choke from Ben Simmons to top it off.

It actually started with a double team on Towns and turnover, which saw the Sixers come down the floor in transition. Behind the play, Embiid and KAT got tangled a bit, arm in arm, then they started going at it, with Embiid getting in a shove and an eye poke (intentional or not?) and Towns then throwing a punch.

See for yourself:

BENCHES CLEAR AS JOEL EMBIID AND KARL ANTHONY-TOWNS GO AT IT pic.twitter.com/pXrCukYQPK

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) October 31, 2019

Ben Simmons got Towns with what looked like a rear-naked choke, pinning him to the ground in an effort to defuse the situation. The Sixers security guy, who people mistook for Stephen A Smith last season, was out there right away.

It was bonkers:

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1189704700674936832?s=20

The “MVP” chant after Embiid walked off shadowboxing was one of the louder chants I’d heard over the past three seasons:

JoJo on his way out. This #Sixers crowd couldn’t love this any more. pic.twitter.com/aNO1fsq37x

— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) October 31, 2019

On a serious note, Towns had been playing really well this season, averaging 32 and 13 during the Wolves’ first three games. Embiid did a really nice job on him, holding him to 13 and 5 in 23 minutes of play.

Last word to Kensington’s Eddie Alvarez:

Yo @BenSimmons25 I’m coming to a game next week let’s prep in the back .. I’ll show you how to finish that choke 🤣🤣🤣🤣👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻🔪🔪🔪

— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) October 31, 2019