Following their matchup on Tuesday, Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns made headlines when they went on a back-and-forth on Instagram, which caught the attention of a lot of fans. While many thought of it as a possibe a start of a fierce rivalry from them, Embiid made it known it was just pure fun.

The Philadelphia 76ers center spoke about their exchange, and explained that he did not intend his post to be a shot directed at Towns. Embiid then added, via Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports, that he thinks he made a great comeback from the comment made by the Minnesota Timberwoves big man.

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With the two players showing a lot of promise in their first few seasons in the league, it is expected that they will have more matchups in the future that will bring out the best in them. They have similar styles of play, and are also part of up-and-coming teams that could be serious contenders in the years to come, which makes their future games even more interesting to watch.

Towns did not respond anymore to Embiid’s last comment, but even if that’s the case, future posts from either of them will be monitored closely by the fans, as it could mark the start of another epic back-and-forth from two of the better centers in the NBA today.