Hassan Whiteside Is No Longer Interested In Beefing With Joel Embiid


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The beef between Joel Embiid and Hassan Whiteside appears to have come to a close, at least if you ask the Miami Heat center.

Embiid and Whiteside took their battles on the court into the world of social media earlier in the season. But as the two prepare to square off again on Friday when the 76ers host the Heat in the greased pole wonderland that is Philadelphia, it seems their war of words has been left behind.

Whiteside told the media in Philadelphia on Thursday that he’s done feuding with the Sixers’ All-Star. Embiid went into more detail about how he and Whiteside started beefing in November, and said it was all in “fun.”


But Whiteside told reporters that he’s done talking trash with Embiid because it’s pointless: He’s going to do it no matter what happens on the court.

“He’s going to talk junk regardless if he wins or lose,” Whiteside told Shandel Richardson of the Miami Sun Sentinel. “He just likes talking trash.”

Whiteside added that he hadn’t talked to Embiid to put the feud to bed, but insisted that he’s “just another opponent” when they square off in the paint.

It seems we’re starting to see a more mature Embiid these days, even if Whiteside is doing the dirty work here and declaring the feud over.

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