At first, Link really hadn't wanted to get involved in Embiid's mess.
After all, Link was one of the few people who had once trash-talked Embiid into silence.
A few years ago, Embiid had foolishly tried to provoke Link. Maybe he thought that since he could handle Westbrook and Whiteside, he could handle Link too.
The result was that Embiid got destroyed on the court and mocked off it, with no room to talk back.
After that, Embiid never provoked Link again.
Even though he trash-talked the entire league, he never went looking for trouble with Link.
One look was all it took to know: this was the most untouchable man in the league.
After that, Link and Embiid had practically no interaction at all.
This time, Link hadn't wanted anything to do with Embiid either.
After all, Link had resolved to become a gentle person and set a good example for his daughter.
So in recent years, he had rarely insulted people at press conferences or bickered online.
At most, he talked some trash during games now.
He had zero interest in trending on Twitter by insulting people.
But after Embiid repeatedly pushed his luck like he owned the place, Link really couldn't hold back anymore.
Jokic wasn't good at trash talk, yet Embiid just kept going on and on.
He kept picking on the easy target and still dared call himself a professional trash-talker?
So today, Link publicly spoke up for Jokic. He had long been sick of Embiid's reckless mouth—though then again, hadn't Link been just as reckless back in the day...
No one understood double standards better than Link.
The moment the reporters saw that Link had actually responded to the matter himself, they turned into sharks that had smelled blood.
They practically wanted to rush