What do you think it was that Joel Embiid said to Richard Jefferson after plowing him over that got him so riled up? Based on repeated watchings of the clip in question, it can’t have been something very long, a few words at most. Whatever it was, it must have been pretty offensive to Jefferson, who said all manner of unDownToBucklike things in response.
I’m thinking something like “Suck my dick” would be a good candiate. It has the usual connotations involved with it, but then deeper connotations on account of Jefferson’s rumored (not saying I believe the rumors, just saying) homosexuality. The perfect thing to get under his skin, and it would explain the magnitude of the reaction.
Other candidates include “Can’t stop me white boy” which takes a jab at Jefferson’s lighter skin tone, and “Flopping so fast it’s like you’re trying to run away from the altar again”, making fun of the time Jefferson ditched his bride-to-be on the wedding day. That one might be a little long, though. Gotta think shorter on this one.
Maybe it wasn’t anything really at all, just generic trash talking, and Jefferson got pissed for no real reason? He looks like the kind of guy who would get pissed easily. Whatever the case, Embiid seems to be earning a reputation around the league. How’s that for vagueness? What kind of reputation? The Shirley Temple kind? The kicking chairs kind? The “I don’t give a crap about anything really” kind? All of the above?