John Collins went on to troll Joel Embiid after the Atlanta Hawks completed the upset against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The Hawks starting big man reminded everyone in the building, including Embiid, about Collins' massive throwdown on the Sixers' MVP candidate in Game 6 by wearing that incredible play on his sleeve, literally.
Collins was out there talking to the media after their huge Game 7 wearing a shirt with that same dunk printed on it. Now that's one weird-but-oh-so-effective flex (via Bleacher Report):
John Collins pulled up to his interview wearing a shirt of him dunking on Embiid đź’€ pic.twitter.com/0Ow8oIflS7
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 21, 2021
I'm pretty sure that Collins' dunk will end up on NBA Top Shot. Now, the play has been further memorialized into actual merch.
It's not every day that you get to dunk on a stud like Embiid and Collins taking the time and effort to actually have it on a shirt is child-like and I love it. Embiid, who's been known to be one of the biggest trolls in the league, has definitely found his match in Collins and the 23-year-old definitely wins this round.
The Utah native battled with Embiid all series and the forward's performance against the Sixers' frontcourt was huge for Atlanta. Collins recorded 16 rebounds on Sunday and added 14 points and a block in 41 minutes of play against Embiid and Philadelphia.
After finishing the task at hand against the Sixers, the young forward knows that the job is far from done as the Hawks gear up to face the mighty Milwaukee Bucks in the ECF. Collins must now forget about his duel with Embiid and focus on his upcoming battle with two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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