It's not often that somebody gets the better of Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, but that's exactly what happened when Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma challenged the big man at the rim on Monday afternoon.

Kuzma drove hard to the bucket and dunked hard all over Embiid's head:

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The Wizards and Sixers are engaged in an excellent Eastern Conference battle on MLK Day. Philly has been extremely hot of late, with Embiid playing MVP-caliber basketball. The Sixers entered play winners of nine of their last 10 games.

Meanwhile, Washington has been meandering along after a hot start to the season. The Wizards entered Monday's game with a 22-21 record.

Kuzma has been doing his best, though, to keep Washington in the postseason picture. The forward is having a big January, averaging 25.1 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in eight games this month before this showdown with Philly. The Wizards have needed Kuzma to step up with Bradley Beal missing more time in health and safety protocols, though the All-Star shooting guard returned to the lineup for Monday's game.

This should be a competitive affair the rest of the way. Kuzma already has Embiid thinking twice about challenging him:

We'll see if Kuzma's Wizards or Embiid's Sixers get the last laugh in this one.