“Andre Drummond and Joel Embiid used to have a beef and now they are teammates”: NBA Twitter explodes after the Big Penguin decides to part ways with the Lakers to join the Philadelphia 76ers on a one-year deal

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Andre Drummond has decided to split ways with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and will be joining the Philadelphia 76ers on a one-year deal.

Ever since Andre Drummond set foot in the NBA as a young 19-year-old, he instantly became one of the best rebounding centers in the league. During his days with the Detroit Pistons, Andre was surely a top-class player, appearing in 2 All-Star Games, getting selected in an All-NBA team and winning the rebounding title 4 times. However, over the last couple of years, Drummond’s production has really fallen down and is not the same deadly player he once was.

After leaving the Pistons, the 6-foot-10 big man was acquired by the Cavaliers and then joined LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers mid-way into the 2020-2021 season. Of course, with the Lakers disappointing failure of a season, Andre’s title aspirations went down the drains. The former UCONN Husky himself didn’t manage to live up to the Lakers’ expectations and ended with 11.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1 block in the 21 games he played for the 2020 NBA Champions.

After a disappointing stint at LA, Andre Drummond has decided to part ways with LBJ and co. and join Eastern Conference powerhouse – Philadelphia 76ers. For those who don’t know, Andre Drummond and Philly’s MVP, Joel Embiid have a long-time beef going on. On several instances during the course of their careers, both these big men have gotten into physical and verbal altercations while even taking their petty fights to their individual social media accounts.

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NBA Twitter reacts to Andre Drummond joining forces with long-time nemesis Joel Embiid on his Philadelphia 76ers team

Now, with Andre Drummond and JoJo being teammates, NBA fans are been surfacing several old photos, videos and memes of their infamous beef. NBA Twitter, being the ruthless place it is, decided to go crazy as the former 27-year-old Drummond decided to split up with LA and join the Sixers.

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With defensive stoppers like Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and Matisse Thybulle, adding Andre Drummond will only be a nightmare for teams to get buckets against. It will surely be interesting to see how Joel and Andre treat each other. Will they finally drop their ongoing beef? Will the Philadelphia 76ers finally have a deep run in the playoffs?

Well, eager Philly fans have to patiently wait and see how good, or bad, of a deal this one is.