Sixers' Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid take shot at LaVar Ball (and then Lonzo)

You'll never guess what happened after the Lakers selected UCLA guard Lonzo Ball with the second-overall pick in the NBA Draft...

He had the spotlight stolen from him by his father, LaVar, thanks to this interview, which might be the most LaVar Ball interview yet:

That's when Ben Simmons, who was previously asked by his sister to dunk on Lonzo for something his father said, tweeted the following:

His teammate, Joel Embiid, then quoted Simmons' tweet and offered the following advice:

[Grabs popcorn.]

Yup. This is going to be fun.


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