Oct. 14 (UPI) -- It's still the NBA preseason and there is already a high-profile Twitter beef.
Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and Miami Heat seven-footer Hassan Whiteside had a back-and-forth Friday night on the social media platform.
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Oct. 14 (UPI) -- It's still the NBA preseason and there is already a high-profile Twitter beef. Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and Miami Heat seven-footer Hassan Whiteside had a back-and-forth Friday night on the social media platform.
The exchange began after the Sixers' 119-95 win against the Heat at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Whiteside posted seven points and had three rebounds, two blocks and a steal in 11 minutes. He also had four personal fouls. Embiid had five points, seven rebounds, an assist and a block in 15 minutes. He also had three fouls. Embiid was 1-for-7 from the floor.
The two were all over each other from the opening whistle, as each registered a blocked shot on the other. When Whiteside picked up his third foul in the first quarter, Embiid signaled to the Heat's bench to take him out.
After the game, a fan tweeted: "Joel Embiid u funny saying someone can't guard u when ur 1-7 respect [Whiteside]."
Whiteside responded by tweeting: "the media won't show that."
He also responded to a post from Bleacher Report.
"Funny how y'all don't show me telling him the same and 1-7 shooting or the first two flops I mean blocks. Lol y'all fan boys I swear," he tweeted.
Dude they had to take your ass out or you would’ve fouled out in 5 min... And we’re talking about Preseason, not regular season..... #Softy https://t.co/IAIBDDypFK
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 14, 2017
Five minutes later, Embiid got Twitter fingers.
"Dude they had to take your [expletive] out or you would've fouled out in 5 min... And we're talking about Preseason, not regular season..... #Softy." Embiid tweeted.
"And keep caring about stats and not your team success..... your +/- was [expletive] @youngwhiteside #Softy," he added.
@JoelEmbiid 31 games in 3yrs Hopefully I get to see you regular season🤷🏽♂️😂🤷🏽♂️😂 #SolarEclipse #EmbiidEclipse https://t.co/iaFfK3h3V6
— Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) October 14, 2017
Embiid also made dig at Kevin Durant, writing: "My bad y'all , I thought I was using my burner account #TheProcess."
Whiteside fired back by calling out Embiid for his lack of on court experience.
"@JoelEmbiid 31 games in 3yrs," Whiteside tweeted. "Hopefully I get to see you regular season #SolarEclipse #EmbiidEclipse."
The Heat and the Sixers face off on Feb. 2 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia during the regular season.