76ers' Joel Embiid has hilarious response to Kevin Durant calling his 'DX' inspired celebration 'trash'

Scott Rafferty

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76ers' Joel Embiid has hilarious response to Kevin Durant calling his 'DX' inspired celebration 'trash' image

If you come at Joel Embiid, you best not miss.

Embiid played a leading role in Philadelphia's 137-133 win over Brooklyn on Wednesday. While he shot only 6-for-18 from the field, he finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds to power the 76ers to their sixth-straight victory and a win over Ben Simmons in his second game back in Philly.

One of Embiid's buckets came in the form of an acrobatic and-one in the middle of the third quarter, and he broke out a celebration that caught the eye of Nets star Kevin Durant, who missed the game with a knee injury.

Here's Embiid's, uh, celebration:

And here's Durant not mincing his words:

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Feeling good after the game, Embiid responded to Durant with a 45-second-long video that gave some context to his celebration. (WWE fans will know it well.) He also included a simple message to Durant, who clearly missed talking trash to Embiid in person.

The best part? It looks like Embiid responded to Durant before talking to the media. He seemed happy with his work because he couldn't stop laughing.

No, seriously. Look at how proud he is of himself:

Embiid truly is one of one.

The good news for us NBA fans is the 76ers and Nets still meet at least two more times this season. Durant might even be able to play in the next matchup.

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.