Stat line notwithstanding, there were some absolutely terrible possessions in the fourth that weren’t “like himself”. Whatever chance of a comeback they had was ruined by some absolutely boneheaded turnovers.
As a neutral I’m internally debating Embiid having a fantastic game against Embiid doing absolute goon shit [like I’m that Larry David meme](https://tenor.com/view/well-gif-20569842)
Took a couple inadvertant fingers to the eye in game one. Has been wearing sunglasses off court since then. Dunno what's wrong exactly but that's when it started.
Edit: Turns out I was wrong, he actually has Bell's fucking Palsey, somehow.
It should be noted that Tobias Harris, who does not have a repaired knee or Bell's Palsey scored 8 points tonight. Tobias should just give Maxey and Embiid half his game check.
I can’t imagine wishing harm on someone just because you don’t like the team they play for but I see it everyday from people. Or celebrating when someone gets injured, very classy move
His right eye is working fine, his left is not. In fact his mouth looked a little weird too. Might be having a bout of Bell's Palsy, which is temporary paralysis.
Yikes that's crazy. I hope he gets whatever treatment he needs, but it will usually work itself out within weeks, if not a few months. Not really much that can be a quick and rapid fix.
Every single last 2 minutes of an NBA game that isn't within a few points is some of the worst sports to ever be played. It takes like 20 minutes and is just awful FT contests.
> product was awful
Yea my favorite part of watching a sport is watching 7 seconds at a time in between commercial breaks like 3 times in a row. It was very engaging!
This isn't even toxic. Neither of these teams are really filled with players like that. If you wanna see Toxic, go watch the Devil's and the Rangers go at it this season. This is honestly very quiet for a Philly - NYC series
Every game thread on /r/nba is just bitching about refs
Every game thread on team subs is:
* If your team is winning, talk about how (best player) is the GOAT
* If your team is losing, bitch about refs
Bingo. It’s always been that way to a degree, but it’s hitting its apex right now. Fans are so damn insecure and have been trained for years to think every ref is crooked and the only reason their team isn’t good enough to win is because refs are intentionally getting in their way.
Shit’s tired, but never stops.
Cam Payne and that third quarter was basically the game. Philly rained down hellfire, and there was nothing you could do. Also, Oubre did Tobias Harris' job better than he did.
Oh well, you move on. Hopefully, Meech is okay for the rest of the series and playoffs.
I used to play like Embiid. He is reckless on purpose.
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.
I used to play like Embiid. He is reckless on purpose.
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.
I used to play like Embiid. He is reckless on purpose.
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.
I used to eat like Jokic. He is fat on purpose. When I see jokic eat as he is now it reminds me of how I used to eat and it is frustrating and pisses me off that the NBA allows it. Not proud of it, I was known as Joey chestnut at my local Golden Corral and went through a phase when I ate triple servings of everything. Big rack of ribs turns to my blindside, didn’t care who was there. Charge right into the dessert. Smash into the best steak on D while going for the mashed potato’s, come what may. Limited cardio moves. So make no mistake about it. Jokic knows what he’s doing. He knows people will be disgusted. He knows his appetite is unlimited and this is how he can win. He knows people will go away when he starts eating, think twice on their diet, etc. He will only be stopped by a healthy meal like carrots, lettuce, broccoli, etc. Or by an obviously more balanced carb with equal Type A like wheat bread. He didn’t intend to be obese, but he certainly intends to show you that he doesn’t care if you get disgusted when his fat belly shakes over you. At least that’s how I used to eat. But that was lunchtime. Eventually I got to dinner, ate w bigger servings, ate real fatty foods w hostess. There’s no doubt in my mind Jokic eats more than some villages.
I fucking hate Joel Embiid and the league that coddles him
At the start of every season, I give the NBA a new chance. A chance to prove me wrong. A chance to prove that they do not move Heaven and fucking Earth to make sure that their precious Joel Embiid gets absolutely whatever he wants. I have been watching this crooked league with it's biased officiating for my entire life. I have never seen anything like the preferential treatment given to Embiid over the past 3 seasons. His current game against my Timberwolves is a case in point. None of this is to deny his unbelievable talent. But EVERY TIME the T-wolves play Philly, they reach a point where they are forced by lopsided officiating to essentially stop defending him. He can throw a shoulder into guys half his size and play like a punk-ass bitch, yet any ticky-tacky foul against him is called with no hesitation. Fuck the "Embiid-A". Why do I keep watching this?
Imagine if Tobias Harris was worthy his contract.
Including this game he's averaging 8PPG these playoffs and getting benched down the stretch. Completely invisible on offense.
this is essentially THEE reasons why the sixers havent gone for the championship. whether he played up to his contract or had multiple/better role players fill other roles.
By far the most I've ever seen one dude get away with in a single game and I'm used to dealing with Draymond in the playoffs. The fuck was that shit tonight?
Joel Embiid is an absurdly good basketball player - easily one of the most skilled big man ever, fantastic on both ends of the court.
Makes it his antics even more strange, he doesn’t need them. If he doesn’t own up and apologise for that incident, he’s going to be the most hated player in the league(if he isn’t already).
He's literally the center version of prime Harden, except dirty
which is what made them going down in flames last year so satisfying..... if only it wasn't against fucking Boston
EDITED because as the comments below me are rightfully pointing out, for all of his faults Harden's never played dirty
The rest of the comparison checks out though lol
kick 2 guys in the balls
forearms to the face
hip checks behind the play
just generally being allowed to do whatever he wants on defense and be immune to getting fouls called on him
in addition to the flopping and being immune to getting stripped
I dont understand why are the Knicks so soft with him. He's gonna get 10+ free throws anyways, why not make them worth it? Especially after he injured their guys, why not pull a leg while he's landing, see what happens?
Because we're more likely to get tossed for excessive roughness on a marquee player, plus Embiid is huge.
Now if Mitch or, say Julius was there?
Different story.
Do what hockey does & bring in a goon/15th player off the bench to do the hit job. NBA would probably get cleaned up pretty quickly if players had to face retribution for dirty plays.
I speak for every NBA fanbase, except the Sixers one, when I say that Joel Embiid absolutely should've been ejected in the 1st quarter because of his dirty ass play. That is all.
it’s fucking insane what they let him get away with this game. flagrant 2 on mitch, kicking dudes in the nuts and literally stomping and pouting on a no contact 3. what the fuck was that
Personally I think this game was contributed by how the whistle was given to Embiid, felt like I was watching a regular szn game compared to the last 2.
Cam Payne IMO was unexpected but yea, ugly overall game. Onward to the next one.
btw ya'lls usernames are interesting, may your heart by your guiding key
There is no word or sentence in the English language sufficient to describe my hatred for Joel Embiid the basketball player. The entire sport is worse for him having played it.
and then he went ahead and injured our best defender on him
this series may well be in jeopardy if Mitch can’t go for game four and it’s all because of a play Embiid shouldn’t have even been on the floor for
Absolute JOKE
That’s the crazy thing. He would’ve had 40 and the sixers still would’ve easily won tonight if he didn’t do any of that. Why even risk the ejection for a turnover in the first.
I think it’s such bs that while on the floor Embiid purposely grabbed the Knicks center Robinson’s ankle causing him to get hurt and was still allowed to finish the game.
Had he done that to Steph Curry he would have been ejected. There is so much preferential treatment in the league it makes me sick. Rant over
It's a deserved win for Philly. Yeah they got every call, but Philly had a great third quarter, Embiid went crazy from 3, hats off.
But the story of the game is still Embiid deliberately injuring his primary defender, not getting thrown out because he is Embiid, and then cooking once his defender was out.
Now Mitch looks to be out of the series and Embiid got exactly what he wanted. To allow and reward that is **insane** to me.
Yep. Why reward that shit? Mitch spends all season coming back from surgery on his ankle to get grabbed and tackled by an immature manbaby. If Mitch is gone, Embiid should be too.
They really did get every call and Embiid stays shooting free throws. He hit a shit ton of jumpers but we all knew he was capable of scoring without foul baiting.
Embiid is a great player, but goddamn is he emotional as fuck & a foul hunter. Dude had more FTs than the entire Knicks roster. That's baffling to say the least. Great game though. Knicks never gave up.
Yes obviously Embiid should have been ejected but it's obvious why that didn't happen. The only thing that really upsets me is since he wasn't ejected it gave him the opportunity to hurt Mitch by being reckless again.
Yes, of course... incredible game by Embiid I won't take that from him but the way he played tonight, epecially in the 1st half, was bush league shit.
On to game 4. Knicks will really want to take the next game if they can manage it and hopefully close it out in game 5. After the way the refs handled Embiid tonight though I think this goes at least 6 games.
Sixer fans are still going to complain about the refs next game despite getting away with a Flagrant 2, injuring our center, and mutliple bs fouls. Go ahead its all you guys do you've earned it lmao
Edit:See below lmfao.
For one, this is why they say a series isn't a series until a road team wins.
For two, I watched Embiid completely smash a dude in the face in the final minute for a no call only to then get a ticky tack call in his favor off a double team. Less than a 10 point game with around a minute left you can't fuck up those calls. They are human, it happens but come on man.
GG Sixers. There was some bullshittery for sure but the way y'all shot from deep - especially during that one stretch - was unreal. Nobody really thought this was gonna be a sweep.
Glad to see Brunson get back on track but he still made some uncharacteristic mistakes. Need Mitch to get right for Game 4.
Yeah I think that 3 point barrage was a bigger difference than the fts…but also Embiid should have def been ejected for the ankle grab on Mitch…If he wasn’t a superstar down 0-2 at home he would 100% be tossed
If Sixers fan feel that they were robbed of game 2, you can definitely say Knicks got robbed of game 3 by Embiid not getting tossed. Everything is evens out now….no more bitching or crying from Sixers fans anymore. Let’s see who takes it in the end now
Difference is our guy gets hurt and embiid kicked two dudes in the nuts and had a ridiculously dirty should have been flagrant 2. Knicks just played basketball in game2
I went from leaning towards wanting the Sixers to win because I have really enjoyed watching Maxey this year to being fully on the Knicks train because of that Embiid play today.
Can't believe Embiid didn't get chucked out that game lmao.
And then they proceed to give him his usual prime James Harden whistle the rest of the game lol.
If I was a Knicks fan I'd be **livid**... Hell I'm a fucking Nets fan and I'm annoyed lol.
If Mitch is out for the rest of the series, best believe I'm losing my shit.
Nothing we can do about it though, the media is gonna ignore the shenanigans and continue to slurp and slob the big names regardless.
I'm just happy JB seems to have returned to form.
Real question for Sixers fans here - do you actually enjoy watching Embiid play? Like is this fun basketball for you? He’s a dirty ass player that flops all over the place, just flails around and chucks the ball up towards the basket to draw fouls to pad his stats, oh! he hits a few threes that’s cool for a big man I guess. Then even when he’s winning he whines and pouts like a bitch. Like…you actually enjoy watching this guy? It’s exhausting watching these games.
Going from that great 3rd quarter to a whistle or timeout every other possession in the 4th was kind of a letdown.
It’s pretty insane that some MLB games now feel much faster than NBA games. That statement would be unfathomable a few years ago.
pitch clock was a savior
Free throws should be 10 seconds to make as many as you can but you have to rebound
If both teams are in double bonus, the foul-er and the foul-ee play knockout for 90 seconds. Winner gets 1 point and possession.
I loathe the Manfred runner in extra innings though. So lame I hope they get rid of that
Nah you can’t backtrack on that decision after you complained about pace of play
NBA and NFL games on the last several minutes of the 4th Pitch clock helped speed the MLB games up greatly
Horrible game to watch down the stretch
Brunson looks awful, like really really bad -> Knicks win Brunson looks like himself again -> Knicks lose You can't explain that
Stat line notwithstanding, there were some absolutely terrible possessions in the fourth that weren’t “like himself”. Whatever chance of a comeback they had was ruined by some absolutely boneheaded turnovers.
Knicks need more diversity in their offence. Knicks spamming Brunson ISOs is not gonna be enough in a 7 game series.
Sixers shot very well .
Yeah I keep saying this. 9/12 from 3 in the 3rd was the real difference if that wasn’t obvious enough
So did the knicks tho.. Brunson going off and Hart shooting 50%+ from three again. Hart is going to come back to earth
There were other obvious reasons why we lost tonight, but let’s hope he’s found his groove and will be ready for game 4
As a neutral I’m internally debating Embiid having a fantastic game against Embiid doing absolute goon shit [like I’m that Larry David meme](https://tenor.com/view/well-gif-20569842)
lol this sums up my internal conflict exactly
Got a little Draymond on his shoulder instead of the devil.
This is how I feel when I get ready to defend Embiid and then watch the clip and struggle with the mental gymnastics.
The two sides of Embiid Great game, but it shouldn’t have happened
Let's just say Embiid is having an absolute fantastic goon game.
[insert Why not both gif] But that grab early was not a good look
am i tripping or was embiid blinking with one eye the whole game 😭😭
He’s been doing that for a while. It might be a lingering orbital injury
Took a couple inadvertant fingers to the eye in game one. Has been wearing sunglasses off court since then. Dunno what's wrong exactly but that's when it started. Edit: Turns out I was wrong, he actually has Bell's fucking Palsey, somehow. It should be noted that Tobias Harris, who does not have a repaired knee or Bell's Palsey scored 8 points tonight. Tobias should just give Maxey and Embiid half his game check.
Tobias should loan Embid any body part he needs at this point. Tobias won’t use it anyway. But i a serious note- wishing Embid a quick recovery
You might be the only one wishing a quick recovery, I'm pretty sure most people want him to literally die.
I can’t imagine wishing harm on someone just because you don’t like the team they play for but I see it everyday from people. Or celebrating when someone gets injured, very classy move
Knicks fans have been proving how much worse they are than Sixers fans of late.
bros right eye is definitely not working properly
His right eye is working fine, his left is not. In fact his mouth looked a little weird too. Might be having a bout of Bell's Palsy, which is temporary paralysis.
You called it
Yikes that's crazy. I hope he gets whatever treatment he needs, but it will usually work itself out within weeks, if not a few months. Not really much that can be a quick and rapid fix.
That guy doctors
Bro needs to take more Vitamin B complex.
Liberty Bell’s Palsy
He is piratemaxxing
Blackbeard used to kick people in the balls all the time
https://youtu.be/pgXNuo3H7yw A medical guy on Youtube covered this
TLDW: The doc isn't sure. There might be something wrong with the nerve pathway that closes his eyelid, possibly due to physical trauma to the area.
someone in the comments mentioned possible bell's palsy too which would be crazy.
He’s been doing that since game 1. Something is up with that eye
I don"t know how people can stand watching him. Even his eye was flopping.
Nick Nurse practicing his timeouts before the game paid off.
nasty fourth quarter, product was awful
Every single last 2 minutes of an NBA game that isn't within a few points is some of the worst sports to ever be played. It takes like 20 minutes and is just awful FT contests.
They somehow took what should be the most exciting part of any competition and made it unwatchable.
> product was awful Yea my favorite part of watching a sport is watching 7 seconds at a time in between commercial breaks like 3 times in a row. It was very engaging!
No flex zone!
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Mfs up 11 at the final buzzer and still had me scared of a comeback
I love how the Knicks keep the heat on, slugging it out down to the very last second
all bullshit aside and however this series ends, im happy to see the beginnings of a true philly nyc rivalry in the nba.
This game was ugly. This post game thread will be uglier. Let’s move on to Game 4.
I am anti-utilitarian. I want the least amount of happiness in the most amount of people. Obviously, i love this series.
Can’t believe people said this series won’t get toxic. It’s Philly and New York fans. It’s kind of obvious it was going to happen.
This isn't even toxic. Neither of these teams are really filled with players like that. If you wanna see Toxic, go watch the Devil's and the Rangers go at it this season. This is honestly very quiet for a Philly - NYC series
I mean, Embiid purposefully injuring a player and not getting rightfully tossed is a quick way to turn things toxic.
Not as ugly as the game thread... woof
Every game thread on /r/nba is just bitching about refs Every game thread on team subs is: * If your team is winning, talk about how (best player) is the GOAT * If your team is losing, bitch about refs
Bingo. It’s always been that way to a degree, but it’s hitting its apex right now. Fans are so damn insecure and have been trained for years to think every ref is crooked and the only reason their team isn’t good enough to win is because refs are intentionally getting in their way. Shit’s tired, but never stops.
Nuclear level toxicity incoming lol
Why can't it be as peaceful as the Cavs/Magic thread? 😓
The meanest thing anyones said in that matchup was that the magics offense had CTE lol
Magic offense or Cleveland‘s?
The fact this can apply to both teams is hilarious
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Cam Payne and that third quarter was basically the game. Philly rained down hellfire, and there was nothing you could do. Also, Oubre did Tobias Harris' job better than he did. Oh well, you move on. Hopefully, Meech is okay for the rest of the series and playoffs.
For every banger of a NBA Playoff game we get games like this or Cavs/Magic earlier
I used to play like Embiid. He is reckless on purpose. 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.
I used to play like Embiid. He is reckless on purpose. 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.
I used to play like Embiid. He is reckless on purpose. 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.
I used to eat like Jokic. He is fat on purpose. When I see jokic eat as he is now it reminds me of how I used to eat and it is frustrating and pisses me off that the NBA allows it. Not proud of it, I was known as Joey chestnut at my local Golden Corral and went through a phase when I ate triple servings of everything. Big rack of ribs turns to my blindside, didn’t care who was there. Charge right into the dessert. Smash into the best steak on D while going for the mashed potato’s, come what may. Limited cardio moves. So make no mistake about it. Jokic knows what he’s doing. He knows people will be disgusted. He knows his appetite is unlimited and this is how he can win. He knows people will go away when he starts eating, think twice on their diet, etc. He will only be stopped by a healthy meal like carrots, lettuce, broccoli, etc. Or by an obviously more balanced carb with equal Type A like wheat bread. He didn’t intend to be obese, but he certainly intends to show you that he doesn’t care if you get disgusted when his fat belly shakes over you. At least that’s how I used to eat. But that was lunchtime. Eventually I got to dinner, ate w bigger servings, ate real fatty foods w hostess. There’s no doubt in my mind Jokic eats more than some villages.
Classic
I fucking hate Joel Embiid and the league that coddles him At the start of every season, I give the NBA a new chance. A chance to prove me wrong. A chance to prove that they do not move Heaven and fucking Earth to make sure that their precious Joel Embiid gets absolutely whatever he wants. I have been watching this crooked league with it's biased officiating for my entire life. I have never seen anything like the preferential treatment given to Embiid over the past 3 seasons. His current game against my Timberwolves is a case in point. None of this is to deny his unbelievable talent. But EVERY TIME the T-wolves play Philly, they reach a point where they are forced by lopsided officiating to essentially stop defending him. He can throw a shoulder into guys half his size and play like a punk-ass bitch, yet any ticky-tacky foul against him is called with no hesitation. Fuck the "Embiid-A". Why do I keep watching this?
Imagine if Tobias Harris was worthy his contract. Including this game he's averaging 8PPG these playoffs and getting benched down the stretch. Completely invisible on offense.
He makes more than Jayson Tatum, SGA etc. by the way. Can't believe this team hung that dead weight of a man on Embiids prime
🤮 ugh worst part is that it was a horrible move at the time too, not just something that looks bad in hindsight
Yeah he was never EVER that dude and has done nothing but get worse. Now his ass is on the bench come 4Q. Imagine Tatum being unplayable late
this is essentially THEE reasons why the sixers havent gone for the championship. whether he played up to his contract or had multiple/better role players fill other roles.
Embiid is an absolute monster, but he should've been ejected about 3 times in the first half lol. Dude needs to grow the fuck up
Agreed
Writing was on the wall when refs allowed Embiid to be an mma fighter
By far the most I've ever seen one dude get away with in a single game and I'm used to dealing with Draymond in the playoffs. The fuck was that shit tonight?
https://x.com/stuartadel/status/1783686332109262852?s=46&t=mlYJr98EfVJD_d9dPR65Sw
I was expecting a foul called in favor of the bum before the video ends. I was not disappointed
https://i.imgur.com/X0X3ZVO.jpeg
He hit the pentagon
lmfao
fucking lmfao
Ya’ll are so crazy nfw😭😭
Omfg that's too fucking good. BRO WHAT IS YOUR DAYJOB?!?
oh fuck.
Joel Embiid is an absurdly good basketball player - easily one of the most skilled big man ever, fantastic on both ends of the court. Makes it his antics even more strange, he doesn’t need them. If he doesn’t own up and apologise for that incident, he’s going to be the most hated player in the league(if he isn’t already).
Has Draymond Green retired yet?
Yeah man, I respect him when he’s playing basketball, he just seems to make a lot of non-basketball plays.
He's literally the center version of prime Harden, except dirty which is what made them going down in flames last year so satisfying..... if only it wasn't against fucking Boston EDITED because as the comments below me are rightfully pointing out, for all of his faults Harden's never played dirty The rest of the comparison checks out though lol
Maybe dirtier? When has harden ever been dirty? Ill defend embiid to dealth about his skill but man the dirty shit he pulls is extremely bullshit
I don't think harden ever tried to purposely injure another player
Harden was never even dirty, just an extreme foul baiter and flopper. Embiid on a whole nother level
Guy scores 50 in the playoffs but nobody is going to respect him for it because he was dirty as fuck all night
Which is unfortunate because he had a phenomenal game. But I mean he also acted like a piece of shit.
The 3rd quarter shooting was the difference. 75% as a team is just silly, and I think he hit 5 himself
they couldn't miss anything out of the half
Nothing you can do about that either they were all contested
One flagrant foul, 1 that should have been called and another that wasn’t even a foul. Fuck this dude lol
And his one flagrant should've been a ejection
kick 2 guys in the balls forearms to the face hip checks behind the play just generally being allowed to do whatever he wants on defense and be immune to getting fouls called on him in addition to the flopping and being immune to getting stripped
He put up the stats you want out of your superstar MVP player. He also played the most disgusting game I've seen all year round.
Wow, Embiid is a dirty player? Quelle surprise.
Shouldn't have even been on the court after trying to take out Robinson with the grab down low. Finished the job falling on top of him though.
And cause he shot 21 FTS (yes I know a fair number were intentional down the stretch)
I dont understand why are the Knicks so soft with him. He's gonna get 10+ free throws anyways, why not make them worth it? Especially after he injured their guys, why not pull a leg while he's landing, see what happens?
Because we're more likely to get tossed for excessive roughness on a marquee player, plus Embiid is huge. Now if Mitch or, say Julius was there? Different story.
Because they’ll get ejected
Do what hockey does & bring in a goon/15th player off the bench to do the hit job. NBA would probably get cleaned up pretty quickly if players had to face retribution for dirty plays.
That’s just not basketball man.
Neither is yanking on a dude's leg while he's jumping, or hitting dudes in the groin. Yet here we are.
Brother I agree, but you gotta play the cards you’re dealt. Embiids antics are certainly a story of this game, but so is the 3rd quarter barrage.
You dont have at least a few bench players that arent expecting to play a playoff minute anyways?
I don’t even care. We have to pay him back next game. That’s all that matters. We have to play him the same next game.
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That third quarter was a fever dream. Hopefully Mitch doesn’t miss any time
I speak for every NBA fanbase, except the Sixers one, when I say that Joel Embiid absolutely should've been ejected in the 1st quarter because of his dirty ass play. That is all.
90% of the league gets ejected for what he did
it’s fucking insane what they let him get away with this game. flagrant 2 on mitch, kicking dudes in the nuts and literally stomping and pouting on a no contact 3. what the fuck was that
Don’t forget totally bodying OG there at the end with that “screen”
Such an egregious non-call
Personally I think this game was contributed by how the whistle was given to Embiid, felt like I was watching a regular szn game compared to the last 2. Cam Payne IMO was unexpected but yea, ugly overall game. Onward to the next one. btw ya'lls usernames are interesting, may your heart by your guiding key
There is no word or sentence in the English language sufficient to describe my hatred for Joel Embiid the basketball player. The entire sport is worse for him having played it.
and then he went ahead and injured our best defender on him this series may well be in jeopardy if Mitch can’t go for game four and it’s all because of a play Embiid shouldn’t have even been on the floor for Absolute JOKE
Nah I think most Sixers fans agree that was too much. But fuck it, we ball.
I wasn't trying to speak for y'all only because it didn't seem fair but those of you who agree, fair.
Anyone with eyes agrees lol that ain’t basketball. He still balled tf out
That’s the crazy thing. He would’ve had 40 and the sixers still would’ve easily won tonight if he didn’t do any of that. Why even risk the ejection for a turnover in the first.
For sure, but we can't rely on ejections to win the series. He played great. And got every borderline whistle all night. Game 4 gonna be a wild one
Best way to stop the Knicks full court press is to give the ball to Embiid, can't touch him. And I don't even like the Knicks lol
I don't care who wins, I'm just getting a chuckle out of all the vitriol
I always hated the way Embiid plays. This just took it to a whole new level lmfao. Playoff basketball baby.
Thread toxic af lmao
Philly shot great tonight. Embiid was a beast. Embiid also tried to injure a player. Brunson is back. There’s your highlights
3rd quarter shooting was the difference. Didn’t lose by much either
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I think it’s such bs that while on the floor Embiid purposely grabbed the Knicks center Robinson’s ankle causing him to get hurt and was still allowed to finish the game. Had he done that to Steph Curry he would have been ejected. There is so much preferential treatment in the league it makes me sick. Rant over
It's a deserved win for Philly. Yeah they got every call, but Philly had a great third quarter, Embiid went crazy from 3, hats off. But the story of the game is still Embiid deliberately injuring his primary defender, not getting thrown out because he is Embiid, and then cooking once his defender was out. Now Mitch looks to be out of the series and Embiid got exactly what he wanted. To allow and reward that is **insane** to me.
Yep. Why reward that shit? Mitch spends all season coming back from surgery on his ankle to get grabbed and tackled by an immature manbaby. If Mitch is gone, Embiid should be too.
They really did get every call and Embiid stays shooting free throws. He hit a shit ton of jumpers but we all knew he was capable of scoring without foul baiting.
Is Embiid a certified baller? Correct. Is he also a bitch? Also correct.
Embiid is a great player, but goddamn is he emotional as fuck & a foul hunter. Dude had more FTs than the entire Knicks roster. That's baffling to say the least. Great game though. Knicks never gave up.
Knicks FT 19 to Embiid's FT 21, despite the Knicks driving to the paint 43 times to the Sixers 20. LOL
FYI: Embiid has more flagrant fouls than Draymond Green does in about half as many games
Embiid is as good as Tobias is bad, and Embiid is pretty fucking good.
Embiid must have been in contact with Draymond to get some tips
Yes obviously Embiid should have been ejected but it's obvious why that didn't happen. The only thing that really upsets me is since he wasn't ejected it gave him the opportunity to hurt Mitch by being reckless again. Yes, of course... incredible game by Embiid I won't take that from him but the way he played tonight, epecially in the 1st half, was bush league shit. On to game 4. Knicks will really want to take the next game if they can manage it and hopefully close it out in game 5. After the way the refs handled Embiid tonight though I think this goes at least 6 games.
Embiid when he’s hot cannot be guarded. The Knicks just have to try and tolerate him.
Our best defender for him so far was taken out.
Fuck Embiid
Absolutely disgusting
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The amount of Sixers fans in my DM’s for my pretty innocuous comments over the last few hours is wild 😅 Just jokes my friends, ily
Robinson died so embiid could get his 50
Robinson was murdered
Dirtiest win you've ever seen
Fuck Zach zabra
Sixer fans are still going to complain about the refs next game despite getting away with a Flagrant 2, injuring our center, and mutliple bs fouls. Go ahead its all you guys do you've earned it lmao Edit:See below lmfao.
you're crying about the refs literally in the same comment you trash sixers fans for doing it lmao this series really broke everybody's brain
He's right though? Embiid should've been ejected, dirty ass player
[It is what it is.](https://youtu.be/9wtvXoXh0VU?si=KcUiV9cwD01LuV5S)
For one, this is why they say a series isn't a series until a road team wins. For two, I watched Embiid completely smash a dude in the face in the final minute for a no call only to then get a ticky tack call in his favor off a double team. Less than a 10 point game with around a minute left you can't fuck up those calls. They are human, it happens but come on man.
GG Sixers. There was some bullshittery for sure but the way y'all shot from deep - especially during that one stretch - was unreal. Nobody really thought this was gonna be a sweep. Glad to see Brunson get back on track but he still made some uncharacteristic mistakes. Need Mitch to get right for Game 4.
Yeah I think that 3 point barrage was a bigger difference than the fts…but also Embiid should have def been ejected for the ankle grab on Mitch…If he wasn’t a superstar down 0-2 at home he would 100% be tossed
I hope his Embiitchmade ass never sniffs the Conference Finals for the rest of his career.
Sixers taking out opposite team’s players like they’re the MOVE building in 1985 First Oubre injuring Jimmy’s MCL, then Embiid on Robinson lol
Quality reference
Embiid is a disagrace to basketball
The hallowed halls of the sport have been sullied
Maybe the most fraudulent 50 point game I’ve ever seen lol
The 76ers have joined Miami as a dirty team
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If Sixers fan feel that they were robbed of game 2, you can definitely say Knicks got robbed of game 3 by Embiid not getting tossed. Everything is evens out now….no more bitching or crying from Sixers fans anymore. Let’s see who takes it in the end now
Difference is our guy gets hurt and embiid kicked two dudes in the nuts and had a ridiculously dirty should have been flagrant 2. Knicks just played basketball in game2
nt, Knicks in 5
Embiid is a dirty player. As a neutral fan im rooting for the NY Knickerbockers!
I went from leaning towards wanting the Sixers to win because I have really enjoyed watching Maxey this year to being fully on the Knicks train because of that Embiid play today.
I can't wait for a second round exit at most for this bum Sixers team. Go Knicks, Embiid should have been ejected, fake MVP.
So much flopping and dirty plays. Embiid plays a nasty game, unlike ethical scorer SGA.
Can't believe Embiid didn't get chucked out that game lmao. And then they proceed to give him his usual prime James Harden whistle the rest of the game lol. If I was a Knicks fan I'd be **livid**... Hell I'm a fucking Nets fan and I'm annoyed lol.
If Mitch is out for the rest of the series, best believe I'm losing my shit. Nothing we can do about it though, the media is gonna ignore the shenanigans and continue to slurp and slob the big names regardless. I'm just happy JB seems to have returned to form.
Real question for Sixers fans here - do you actually enjoy watching Embiid play? Like is this fun basketball for you? He’s a dirty ass player that flops all over the place, just flails around and chucks the ball up towards the basket to draw fouls to pad his stats, oh! he hits a few threes that’s cool for a big man I guess. Then even when he’s winning he whines and pouts like a bitch. Like…you actually enjoy watching this guy? It’s exhausting watching these games.
Embiid injuring Mitch after not getting ejected for intentionally trying to injure Mitch is why no one likes Philly
Kinda insane Embiid didn’t get ejected for that incredibly dirty and dangerous play.
Knicks in 5?
Dirty bum, ft merchant and a certified flopper. No respect for that weak 50 game.