Over his 12-year NBA career, Anthony Davis has maintained a laser-like focus on the game, earning his image as one of the league’s most sober players despite his relative propensity for injuries. As a result, Joel Embiid’s teammates are taken aback by the claim that he is a “big flopper” and raise more than one eyebrow.

A few hours before the Lakers’ game against the Sixers, Paul Reed, Embiid’s substitute, made sure that Davis “is a big flopper” by using an ESPN reporter Austin Krell’s query.

Reed elaborated, saying, “that I don’t get in foul trouble early.” Reed continued, adding insult to injury, “Can’t be too aggressive with him.”

The big guy who replaced Davis for the 76ers predicts that he will be “flailing.” I have to make sure I don’t get into any foul trouble for Monday’s Wells Fargo Center game.

Reed received his reply quite quickly.

Since Reed is Joel Embiid’s successor and teammate, many people consider Embiid to be the biggest loser in the NBA at the moment. As a result, some fans and analysts questioned Reed’s assertions.

The outcomes were immediately visible to you. Embiid has played in 15 games this season and attempted 176 free throws, which works out to 11.7 attempts per game with an average playing time of 34.7 minutes.

It’s a lot more than Davis, averaging 5.9 free throws each contest. With an average of 6.1, Embiid matches the combined stats of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Joel leads Davis in field goals made in the NBA, with the latter being a distant 24th—a “big flopper,” as Reed put it.

Conversely, in his 13.4 minutes of action as a substitute, Reed averages 2.0 fouls per game.

Despite some experts’ opinions that he occasionally receives an unfair whistle, the 76ers center shouldn’t have anything to worry about when they play the Lakers.