Tyronn Lue and Daryl Morey are officially feuding.
The Los Angeles Clippers coach fired back at the Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations on Monday for a tweet about the Clippers’ free-throw shooting. But it was Lue’s comments about the 76ers that got the ball rolling on the back-and-forth.
Things started last week when Lue answered a question about the propensity of 76ers stars Joel Embiid and James Harden to get to the free-throw line ahead of Friday’s game against the Clippers. Specifically, he was asked how the Clippers would avoid getting frustrated when calls go against them.
“Well we don’t have a choice,” Lue responded. “Embiid is No. 1 from the free-throw line and James is No. 3. I think they said if you take away their free throws neither one of those guys would be in the top 10 in scoring, so it just tells you how much they’re getting to the free-throw line.
“We’ve just got to do a good job pulling our hands back, making sure we’re playing, not letting…