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Drake was on the end of Joel Embiid's trash-talking on Wednesday (April 20) after the Philadelphia 76ers took a 3-0 lead over the Toronto Raptors.

Mark Blinch/Getty Images, Cole Burston/Getty Images Drake Gets Trash-Talked By Joel Embiid After 76ers Take 3-0 Playoff Lead Over Raptors Published on:Apr 21, 2022, 4:54 AM by 2 Toronto, CA Drakewas heckling Joel Embiid from his courtside seat at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday (April 20), but his actions ended up coming back to haunt him. The Toronto Raptors hosted the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of their first-round playoffs matchup in the Eastern Conference. Joel Embiid ended the first half with just five points, with Drake taking the opportunity to take jabs at Embiid by bringing up his struggles playing at the Scotiabank Arena. In the first half Drake was over there saying cant play here, Tobias Harris told NBC Sports. I said, He can play here, for sure. was like, Nah, he cant play here.' But Drake was about to be in for a shock. Joel Embiid went off in the second half and overtime by putting 28 points on the board and ending with a game-winning three-pointer. After all the trash-talk Drake gave, Embiid wasnt about to leave the arena without some final words. Thats what you call a fucking superstar, Embiid said. Get your ass up. Im coming for the sweep too. You better be there. You aint gon show up. Drake replied, Okay. Ill be there, what you mean? Ill be there for that 3-1. A post shared by House of Highlights (@houseofhighlights) Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have a history of difficult visits to the Scotiabank Arena, most notably in Game 7 of the 2019 playoffs when Kawhi Leonard called series with an epic semifinals buzzer-beater, with the Toronto Raptors then going on to win their first NBA Championship. Embiid even went scoreless during a November 2019 game in Toronto, despite averaging 23 points per game that season. Drakewas in attendance and mocked Embiid by sarcastically clapping and chanting MVP in his direction. Drake was clapping at Joel Embiid who scored zero points against the Raptors Read more