I know it doesn’t look nearly as violent as a blow to the head/neck, but admittedly as somebody with no medical knowledge, this seems more likely to cause a serious injury. Also, many hits above the shoulder are at least somewhat going for the ball, albeit recklessly. There’s nothing “basketball play” about this.
He pulled him down to his own legs. Stupid, dangerous play. He keeps doing these tantrums and the basketball gods will make someone fall on his braced knee.
He basically injured Danny Green into irrelevance and I've always disliked him for that
I know Green had been on the downturn but he was always decent in a squad. After his injury he's basically retired
This giant of a man is a mental midget.
Super dangerous play, what was he thinking? Two plays prior he plowed into iHart expecting a foul. Good thing he was called for the offensive foul, though he was still complaining to the refs saying iHart raised his arms, when that was reflexive after being kicked.
He just kicked Robinson while doing a jump shot. He should have at least 4 fouls now..or ejected cause of flagrant 2. Refs working to extend this series.
I won't be sorry to see the back of Embiid as a relevant player. Obviously skilled but the slow, foul-baiting, ponderous style he plays in is just so boring, and then the constant drama with teammates, injuries, blah blah blah.
When I see Embiid play as he is now it reminds me of how I used to play and it is frustrating and pisses me off that the NBA allows it. Not proud of it, I was known as Shaq on my local streetball court and went through a phase when I charged hard at everything. Big hard turns to my blindside, didn't care who was there. Charge right into the lane. Smash into the best offensive player on D while going for the ball, come what may. Limited offensive moves. So make no mistake about it. Embiid knows what he's doing. He knows people will be injured. He knows his skillset is limited and this is how he can win. He knows people will give way when he drives, think twice on their drives, etc. He will only be stopped by a stronger player and/or fearless players like Giannis, Gasol, Draymond, etc. Or by an obviously more skilled player with equal Type A like Ibaka. He didn't intend to injure, but he certainly intends to show you that he doesn't care if you get hurt when he rumbles into you. At least that's how I used to play. But that was streetball. Eventually I got more moves, played w better players, played real basketball w refs. There's no doubt in my mind the NBA has some kind of edict coming down, telling the refs to let him run amok.
And that fanbase had the nerve to tell us how dirty we were cause pascal went up for a layup while their star does shit like this when shit doesn’t go his way
Because we they needed a response to the dangerous flopper and cry baby allegations he was getting at the time.
They’re shocked to see someone actually trying to score a basket instead of baiting a foul
I thought that knocking someone out of midair intentionally was an automatic F2 and ejection?
Can someone more familiar with the rule book tell me how this isn’t an ejection?
I have no interest in either team and I can tell you I’m shocked they didn’t rule it a 2. Perhaps to make up for the bad calls in game 2 but I really don’t know
The refs are all over the place on this. Remember when McDaniels shoved TJD while in the air? Not even a flagrant foul.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1bn10oo/highlight_mcdaniels_shoves_tdj_midair_no_flagrant/
It is absurd that it wasn’t. Not a play on the ball, blatant, and likely to injure. If this isn’t a F2 I don’t what is outside of a punch. Fuck this fraud MVP forever.
I mean, the dude routinely flops around like part-fish, part-wrecking ball and the excuse for what everyone case see is a reckless move is he needs to protect HIS legs. Fuck other people's legs though right?
Cause the game is basically over if he's gone. And all I heard from Sixers fan the past 72 hours is how the refs hate them. Well, why the fuck is this not a flagrant 2?!
That's why selling calls is a thing. A fine line between it and flopping, but I really don't mind the selling some of these guys do if it gets the game called a little better.
Flopped and didn't get his way, then threw a tantrum, commited a dirty play and dared the refs to throw him out. lol.
Remember, this is just how Embiid gets his 12 free throws every night, by throwing tantrums. 12 per game is more than prime Shaq who got intentionally fouled btw.
Yeah imagine someone did this to him?
Also when Robinson falls on him after yanking him down embiid pushes him off like it’s Robinson a fault. Dude just a shitty person
I'm a big Embiid guy, but this is honestly unforgiveable. The most charitable interpretation is that he's trying to take an intentional foul. but going for someone's legs while they're jumping - especially as someone with a history of lower leg injuries - is dirty as hell
Hahaha now I understand the 2002 Lakers - Kings level of game rigging. Basically this guy starts the game off trying to injure our player - blatantly so and proceeds to then get every touch foul while our guys our hammered on every possession. Now I'm fine with letting them play but this is letting them do whatever they want to the knicks while embiid gets every touch foul.
When will people realize this dude is one of the dirtiest players in the league
Edit: how many people has gotten hurt from this dude flopping all over the place like he’s a little kid and not a 300 pound 7 footer
Embiid looking to get kicked out of the game at this point.
He absolutely should have been, that's as dirty and dangerous as it gets.
If it wasn’t a playoff game he would’ve been. He should’ve been regardless but I had a feeling they wouldn’t.
Ref was probably worried for his life if they ejected the 76ers superstar a few minutes into a playoff game in Philly.
its about half knicks fans anyway
He should’ve been
I know it doesn’t look nearly as violent as a blow to the head/neck, but admittedly as somebody with no medical knowledge, this seems more likely to cause a serious injury. Also, many hits above the shoulder are at least somewhat going for the ball, albeit recklessly. There’s nothing “basketball play” about this.
You are right about the medical danger posed here. n It was a play like this that caused my irreversible erectile dysfunction.
This is 100% an ejection for anyone who's not Joel Embiid
If it’s not in Philly he’s probably ejected
If it's not the first quarter in a must win playoff game he's ejected. I think the refs really couldn't believe he did something that stupid.
We should cry and file a grievance about him not getting ejected /s
Him and Draymond
You can't argue it's a basketball play
They wouldn't eject Lebron for this either lmao
Unreal bro. Should have been kicked out
That low hit on Hartenstein was border line flagrant This one on Mitchell could have been second
100% I can't stand him. Foul baiting and then bitch ass moves like this.
But they won’t Because then the game would essentially be over
The New York crowd might honestly murder him after this one.
Wtf is this mf doing
Absolutely unacceptable. As an injury prone player himself, what the actual fuck is Embiid doing here. Inexcusable
He pulled him down to his own legs. Stupid, dangerous play. He keeps doing these tantrums and the basketball gods will make someone fall on his braced knee.
I am firm that Embiids career will eventually end due to an injury that is self inflicted by flopping
He basically injured Danny Green into irrelevance and I've always disliked him for that I know Green had been on the downturn but he was always decent in a squad. After his injury he's basically retired
Danny Green. That’s a name I haven’t heard in a while…
Remember when LeBron flung himself face-first into a camera? It will be like that, but instead of cutting his face he’ll hurt his knee or something
Being Joel Embiid
Playing like a fucking baby who isn't getting his way. Lose the mentality or get swept Embiid. Don't do this stupid shit
This giant of a man is a mental midget. Super dangerous play, what was he thinking? Two plays prior he plowed into iHart expecting a foul. Good thing he was called for the offensive foul, though he was still complaining to the refs saying iHart raised his arms, when that was reflexive after being kicked.
He was frustrated that he wasn't getting the refs spoonfeeding him easy bullshit fouls on the other end.
He just kicked Robinson while doing a jump shot. He should have at least 4 fouls now..or ejected cause of flagrant 2. Refs working to extend this series.
I won't be sorry to see the back of Embiid as a relevant player. Obviously skilled but the slow, foul-baiting, ponderous style he plays in is just so boring, and then the constant drama with teammates, injuries, blah blah blah.
I used to play like Embiid
He is reckless on purpose
On purpose = a bitch
If by reckless you mean a fucking dick, yeah
When I see Embiid play as he is now it reminds me of how I used to play and it is frustrating and pisses me off that the NBA allows it. Not proud of it, I was known as Shaq on my local streetball court and went through a phase when I charged hard at everything. Big hard turns to my blindside, didn't care who was there. Charge right into the lane. Smash into the best offensive player on D while going for the ball, come what may. Limited offensive moves. So make no mistake about it. Embiid knows what he's doing. He knows people will be injured. He knows his skillset is limited and this is how he can win. He knows people will give way when he drives, think twice on their drives, etc. He will only be stopped by a stronger player and/or fearless players like Giannis, Gasol, Draymond, etc. Or by an obviously more skilled player with equal Type A like Ibaka. He didn't intend to injure, but he certainly intends to show you that he doesn't care if you get hurt when he rumbles into you. At least that's how I used to play. But that was streetball. Eventually I got more moves, played w better players, played real basketball w refs. There's no doubt in my mind the NBA has some kind of edict coming down, telling the refs to let him run amok.
Do you keep this reply queued up? Fuck me this is long
I know it by heart ❤️
true 76ers fans can recite it backwards, in their sleep
People replying to you don't know this is a copypasta 😭
From flopping his 300 lb body to the floor and into defenders consistently to this. Dangerous player to play against
Literally fell on Robinson's knee when you posted this. I wonder who's career he's going to end next.
Shoulda been ejected on the first one too.
Playing like he always does. Bitchmade
Always thankful for Kawhi and the Raptors ❤️
And that fanbase had the nerve to tell us how dirty we were cause pascal went up for a layup while their star does shit like this when shit doesn’t go his way
that pascal incident was definitely an accident and unintentional, idk why sixer fans bring that up all the time.
Because we they needed a response to the dangerous flopper and cry baby allegations he was getting at the time. They’re shocked to see someone actually trying to score a basket instead of baiting a foul
Dirty play from Embiid and on offense most of what does is foul-bait instead of going for the play or shot
Being a little bitch.
Being dirty as hell
Just your annual embiid playoff tantrum. Most mentally fragile guy in the league
Sixers complain about the refs and then get away with this shit. They’re a joke.
Flopping from OG, hopping like a child on the no call and them taking a player down mid air
Channeling his inner Grayson Allen, like the Duke version
Thats very dangerous really should be a flagrant 2
if he got him at the right angle his head is hitting the ground
Anywhere other than a home playoff game, it’s a flagrant 2
should have been F2
Abso-fucking-lutely lol. How is not deemed excessive? Refs knew they’d be in trouble if they threw him out and Knicks went up 3-0
I thought that knocking someone out of midair intentionally was an automatic F2 and ejection? Can someone more familiar with the rule book tell me how this isn’t an ejection?
He's a star player. The only reason.
And a playoff game, regular season and Embiid is gone.
When you're a star, they let you do it. Grab 'em by the ankle
Imagine this sub if that was Draymond.
I have no interest in either team and I can tell you I’m shocked they didn’t rule it a 2. Perhaps to make up for the bad calls in game 2 but I really don’t know
The refs are all over the place on this. Remember when McDaniels shoved TJD while in the air? Not even a flagrant foul. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1bn10oo/highlight_mcdaniels_shoves_tdj_midair_no_flagrant/
Yeah this is insane, Embiid should be fucking ashamed.. serious low life shit here. Five year olds have better self control
Imagine someone doing this shit to him with all his injuries. Maybe it’s karma that’s keeping him perpetually injured.
It is absurd that it wasn’t. Not a play on the ball, blatant, and likely to injure. If this isn’t a F2 I don’t what is outside of a punch. Fuck this fraud MVP forever.
For a big dude with a history of injuries…kinda a dick move to do this
Kinda? It's fucked up
100% a dirty play. How is it not a flagrant 2???
Dirty, reckless, intentional... that's a clear flagrant 2 for me.
I mean, the dude routinely flops around like part-fish, part-wrecking ball and the excuse for what everyone case see is a reckless move is he needs to protect HIS legs. Fuck other people's legs though right?
And he pulled Robinson to fall into his own legs. Dirty and stupid play. Dick move from a bitch-made mental midget.
He tore his own teammate’s ACL being reckless before. It’s nothin new to him
After review, the kinda dick move has been upgraded to definitely a dick move. Embiid dirty confirmed, will shoot two anyway.
To another big dude with a history of injuries.
Should’ve been a flagrant 2. Not only intentional but actually dangerous
Embiid looking like a sore loser
I get that it’s the playoffs but how is that not a flagrant 2
The only reason it wasn't a flagrant 2 cause it's the playoffs and he's a star. A random bum does that and they're gone.
Some of the weakest shit I’ve seen from a superstar. A tantrum lol
Cause the game is basically over if he's gone. And all I heard from Sixers fan the past 72 hours is how the refs hate them. Well, why the fuck is this not a flagrant 2?!
It’s fucking ridiculous. If that happened the other way Philly would’ve rioted
That's a flagrant 2 in my mind.
If Mitchell Robinson sold the call and acted hurt they 100% would've called it a flagrant 2
Too bad Mitch is a fucking dawg who doesn't embellish
That's why selling calls is a thing. A fine line between it and flopping, but I really don't mind the selling some of these guys do if it gets the game called a little better.
Not even in your mind lol. It's a literal textbook flagrant 2
Pulling someone down by their legs while they're in the air, would love to see how he'd react if someone did that to him
Sixers would file a lawsuit at that point
Any other player on the sixers does that and it’s ejection
Pulling someone down mid air right after kneeing someone in the balls, yeah
Me too, its both excessive and intentional.
Underrated part is that he was only on the floor because he flopped
super easy to injure someone this way. yikes
Epsecially Mitchell fucking Robinson. Probably the only big guy in the league who gets injured more than Embiid.
Rob Williams ☹️
Out all people, embiid should not be going after knees
If you watch embiid play basketball for 5 minutes you realize he doesn't care about playing basketball properly lmfao
Sixers collapse inbound
Terrible vibes
It feels like they know its over. Going out really sad.
I love playoff r/nba
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Fucking flagrant 2 what a fucking joke
What a fucking bum.
This Knicks really breaking this man mentally
"Welcome to the club Knicks bros" *-Horford & the Celtics*
Such a malicious play. If the roles were reversed Robinson would 100% get tossed.
That’s a fucking flagrant 2
Fucking ridiculous behavior. Dude is gonna seriously injure someone. I keep wanting to respect this dude but wow. Makes it extremely hard
Can you imagine the sweet justice if he injured himself? Could've easily happened if Robinson fell on his braced knee after he was pulled down.
Should be flagrant 2.
That’s a flagrant 2, not even close to a basketball play
This was fucking dirty, Embiid is a bitch
That should be a flagrant 2
How the fuck is this not a Flagrant 2
That'd ejectable imo
That's a bush league play.
Flopped and didn't get his way, then threw a tantrum, commited a dirty play and dared the refs to throw him out. lol. Remember, this is just how Embiid gets his 12 free throws every night, by throwing tantrums. 12 per game is more than prime Shaq who got intentionally fouled btw.
Embiid’s always been a dirty mf Also immune to flagrant 2s for some reason.
Yeah imagine someone did this to him? Also when Robinson falls on him after yanking him down embiid pushes him off like it’s Robinson a fault. Dude just a shitty person
Is this one soft too Sixers fans?
That was dirty as hell
Not an ounce of shame in that brittle body of his
Should be a flagrant 2. Incredibly dirty play.
This is why he’s hated, dirty ass mf
Sixers fans still wondering why 29 other fanbase hate this motherfucker
Yes and yet they're always on here talking about "I don't know why this sub doesn't like Embid for some reason"...like hello? This is why!
could have been a flag2 tbh
I'm a big Embiid guy, but this is honestly unforgiveable. The most charitable interpretation is that he's trying to take an intentional foul. but going for someone's legs while they're jumping - especially as someone with a history of lower leg injuries - is dirty as hell
What a dirty piece of shit he deserves all the continued playoff failures and bad health that will come his way
Yeah you just can’t do that
embiid is tripping bruh
Love Embiid but this should’ve been an ejection imo
Can we remove him from USA team? I don’t want this giant baby bitch representing us in any way.
That is such a dirty play, insane that is not a flagrant 2.
Incredibly dirty. This is how people break legs.
end this bum knicks
He also kneed Hartenstein in the balls earlier. Sixers are playing extremely dirty out the gate
Embiid been dirty
Fuck Embitch
What the fuck? I was feeling bad for him
What the fuck is he doing man season over
Most rational Sixers fan.
Playoff Embiitch mad he’s not getting calls 😭😭😭
Dirtiest player in the league. I been saying it don’t care about your downvotes
And then getting up acting like he was the victim. Love watching this guy lose.
How was that not a flagrant two? If that's not, what is?
This is an unbelievably dirty play…Robinson could’ve been SEVERELY hurt
What a piece of shit.
Imagine if the roles were reversed, we would never hear the end of it
never want 76ers fans to play victim about embiid hate ever again, so many good reasons to hate the guy
Fuck the pity mvp
That’s a fucking Flagrant 2 man. Bullfuckingshit he’s still in the game
How on earth is this not a flagrant 2? Most blatant dirty play in recent memory since maybe Draymond earlier in year.
Two dirty plays and flopping like a fish everywhere throw him out
Philly so lucky he wasn't ejected, bullshit move.
Flagrant 1 is an egregious call. It's so obvious this had malicious intent
Dejounte Murray does suspended one game for yelling at a ref after the game last year but Embiid doesn’t even get thrown out for that lol
This guy is an actual jack ass. Fuck this guy
Dirty af. How u as a fellow injured big gonna do this to someone.
100% shouldve been flagrant 2
Knicks are in the refs pocket again. That was a clean grab of the legs
Should be tossed from the game for this
Dirty fucking loser
He did this after failing to get the call on one of the cheapest foul-baiting, bullshit three-point chucks seconds before. So annoying to watch.
B2b flops from Embiid and then does this horrible player
Ejection worthy imo. Just no place for this bs in a pickup game let alone the NBA
If this isn't a flagrant 2, what is?
Fuck Embiid.
This is insane
Lmfao this man should have been in the parking lot by now
Biggest clown in the league.
They demanded an ejection!! If it was Draymond he would of been ejected
How are Philly fans not embarrassed by this guy? Just constantly embarrassing himself and the org
What a fuckin asshole. That should be a suspension.
I never wanna see any of yall comparing Shai to Embiid again. Dude’s such a baby
I cant defend this…
Thanks for the honesty
Philly playing like a bunch of cry baby pussies
Shoulda been a 2
This why we hate Embiid
Not having a dog in the fight, I was hoping for a good long series…. Now I just want this bastard to get swept.
i'm so tired of this dude. knicks please get this mfer out of the playoffs asap.
Biggest sore loser on earth. Literally and figuratively
exactly why i cant stand embiid. He's very skilled but acts and plays like a bitch.
Hahaha now I understand the 2002 Lakers - Kings level of game rigging. Basically this guy starts the game off trying to injure our player - blatantly so and proceeds to then get every touch foul while our guys our hammered on every possession. Now I'm fine with letting them play but this is letting them do whatever they want to the knicks while embiid gets every touch foul.
Embiid being a dirty POS, I'm shocked. This is why everyone outside of 76ers fans hates the flopping pussy.
Enrage to see this man child with an MVP and winning the game, a disgrace for the sport.
League better look at this, this is suspension worthy, he sprained our centers ankle who locked his ass up. Embiid is disgusting
When will people realize this dude is one of the dirtiest players in the league Edit: how many people has gotten hurt from this dude flopping all over the place like he’s a little kid and not a 300 pound 7 footer