NBA Player In A Chokehold 'Taps Out' Just Like It Was The UFC

Tension between the Philadelphia 76ers ’ Joel Embiid and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns boiled over into a brawl during their NBA game in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Towns perhaps got the worst of it but it wasn’t at the hands of Embiid. Sixers teammate Ben Simmons rushed in to help and grabbed Towns in a chokehold.

Towns pounded the court hard as if to “tap out” in surrender, a la the UFC or even pro wrestling , according to reports . When Simmons didn’t immediately release the hold, a man in a suit tapped Simmons’ arm and he finally let go.

Here’s a closer look at the choking.

Embiid and Towns were ejected, CBS Philly noted . The 76ers went on to win , 117-95. 

The incident received a WWE-stye spoofing on Twitter: