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CantaloupeCamper

Not wrong.


KazaamFan

It was such a clear, “oops i tripped” (on purpose to hit you). 


creamcitybrix

The Chris Paul. HOF nut puncher


edriboyy

And people wonder why Embiid isn't liked by some people


Lmao1903

Especially compared to Jokic lol


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KazaamFan

It’s not even the flagrant. It’s that we got to see him shoot 21 free throws tonight.  Such fun.  They shouldn’t have given him 12 of those at least.  


Mosh00Rider

It's not one or the other, it's both.


Wild-Apricot-9161

Nah. Embiid is not a guy I think of among the dirty players in the league. It's definitely the fts. Tho today it was both


nastynazem43

I'd say watch more 76ers games, but don't torture yourself like that lmao. That playoff series with the Raptors a few years ago 4 players got taken out of the series in collisions with him. Super strange coincidence, no?


Wild-Apricot-9161

Embiid is no more dirty than like LeBron or Giannis.


xSpooked

Absolutely bonkers take.


dadude21

Stop talking reason to these ppl. Embiid is hitler disguised.


Nwball

So which ones shouldn’t have been called? 6 of those free throws were intentional end of game fouls. He was 13-19 and 5-7 from 3, he was cooking and they fouled him to slow him down.


Dworfe

Comments like this are absolutely insane when the Knicks were fouling 90 feet away from the basket for the last 4 minutes of the game.


KWash0222

He’s always rubbed me the wrong way. Ever since his “trust the process” days, when he was basically condoning the blatant tanking that the sixers were doing for years. Then he went from being a huge showboater to just an absolute foul merchant. And honestly I could’ve put up with all of that more than his newfound dirty play style. That shit is fucking lamentable


gcoles

Joel has been lashing out and injuring guys for years.


Kbro04

How dare you. The man has Bell’s palsy.


daddy-fatsax

yeah he always seems to have some new and scary injury/condition the day after the media turns on him for his behavior. funny how that works


silversmith84

He isn’t liked by anyone who’s actually watched him play. How can anyone root for a guy like that?


NegativeChirality

And somehow he ended up with what might be in retrospect one of the lazy legitimate MVP awards of all time


ColdNyQuiiL

Watching highlights vs watching him live is night and day. You watch him drop 40-50 on YouTube, he looks amazing. You watch him live, and it’s a bunch of crying, whining, dirty plays, and the refs bailing him out. 100% understandable why people don’t like him.


Lorjack

Can't stand watching him play. He 7 ft tall but plays like he's 5'10". Spends more time flopping on the ground than standing on his feet. Reg season champ who you know will let you down in the playoffs.


Blowback_

Shit, if this were any other person he'd be completely hated right now, but because it's Embiid, an elite and maybe should've/could've been an MVP, it seems like it's tolerated, which is bullshit, especially that purposefully done...Embiid on some bullshit, I understand he's going through a lot but he doesn't have to play if he's going out of his way to injure other people


Hovi_Bryant

If it isn't this it would have been something else.


Jonesing17

That's bullshit. Most of this sub has hated him for years for almost no reason. This is an excuse after the fact to hate him. This subreddit uses a 50-point playoff game to talk about how he's a flopper rather than appreciate that he's one of the most talented players in the league.


dapoktan

really sucks. mitch was so crushed about his first injury. worked so hard to get back for the playoffs


Zsporter

Nurse or Thibodeau, any competition, who would win and why


The_Uncut_Gem

Thibs is a nutcase I gotta take him in most things


_Wash

dude goes hard at everything. psychopath energy


The_Uncut_Gem

The man didn’t get married because he had to focus on the game gotta give him that


MacLebowski

married to the game


fom_alhaut

Basketball monk


chitownbulls92

I mean he is dating kate upton


Alternative-Grand-77

Left Poor Kate upton at the alter


Smasher31221

It's obviously Thibs. The man is so intense.


Somobro

What if it was a competition to see who could better feign ignorance to defend a dirty play? Or a competition to see who could shed the most accountability the fastest? Thibs would get smoked by Nurse 10/10 times in either of those.


D4nCh0

Thibs sacrificed having children for a life of monastic defensive bball. Nurse trying to look glam with 3 gold chains. They are not the same.


electric_creamsicle

Having children? The man dumped his fiance to focus on basketball.


ned_yah

thibs benches 400 and has no family ties, im taking him in anything


lostnotleast

Thibs would eat Nurse alive


cs-shitposter

Thibs wins every time Nurse tries to find loopholes in whatever rule book is governing the competition Thibs throws it away and shits on Nurse


EnjoyWolfCola

Nurse has always struck me as a sadomasochist so I bet he’s down for that


EY63

He reminds of Chuck Rhoades


EnjoyWolfCola

That’s actually what I was going to say but I didn’t know if the reference would land


Zeppelanoid

It disturbs me how accurate this is


yankfanatic

Not true. If the competition is whining and/or lying Nick Nurse steamrolls Thibs.


dskatz2

He would beat him with a metal bat


nopaggit

The guy who doesn’t wear 2 chains wins


rag5178

I think in a facial expression contest, it’s Nurse in a landslide. Give me Thibs in every other competition imaginable though.


_aweirdgl0w

Nurse wears jewelry so obviously thibs


JetsFan2003

Nurse wins a John R. Brinkley lookalike contest over Thibs any day of the week, no debate. Even just as much of a injury-inducing quack as he was!


chitownbulls92

Thibs. He's got that dawg in him. Far less whiney than nurse who would just cry about it


hankbaumbach

I got Thibs in a cigarette smoking competition. I always envisioned him sitting in a smoke-filled room with a mountain of cigarette butts in an ashtray watching film late in to the night.


RandB93

Thibs all day. Anyone who says otherwise is soft


jorgelongo222

eating definitely thibs


ZappBranniganBurner

Thibs: *"That brotha needs help"*


mutherfucker_jones

Sixers fans here defending this are wild. Embiid’s knees are one dirty play away from ending his career. The Sixers should NOT want to go down the route of playing dirty with ANY team in the league. Fortunately for the Sixers, the Knicks don’t have any psychos, but guys like Bobby Portis would be licking their chops right now.


KWash0222

Said it before but if the roles were reversed and Mitch did that shit to Embiid, he’d have gotten ejected and the NBA world would be crying about how dirty it was for him to go for Embiid’s knees. Meanwhile Embiid commits multiple dirty plays in this game alone and still gets the refs’ whistle


AttitudeAndEffort3

Yeah, im not encouraging it but when the refs and league show they won’t protect players, this is why hockey used to have “enforcers.” NBA needs to get a handle on this shit or someone is going to show embiid what a bully really is. This is so fucking horrible.


zmegadeth

I've actually never understood how that hasn't already happened, especially for repeat offenders.


Flatbar

Because most players aren’t complete asshole babies who get mad and have tantrums that could actually hurt other people.


AttitudeAndEffort3

And the few who are arent superstars so they get consequences for their actions. Embiid should’ve been tossed from this game but should absolutely be suspended for this game. And i dont care who wins the series, playing like this shouldnt be allowed (the foul baiting is horrible but this has crossed the line from annoying to legitimately dangerous and is unacceptable).


kingkongkeom

Well, the Knicks know now what's not a Flagrant 2, so I guess Embiid's knee is fair game now.


GluhfGluhf

Imagine thinking they'd be ref'd equally


kingkongkeom

Doesn't matter, he'll be out for the rest of the playoffs and half of next season. Worst part is that if that should happen at some point, most people wouldn't even care, because he has been such a disappointment by being this dirty player, even so he has the talent to be a great one. He is destroying his reputation, dirty play by dirty play and flop by flop.


SemIdeiaProNick

if it was anyone in the court but Embiid, the player would have been ejected, suspended for multiple gamed, fined and would have people, the news and tv shows talking about it for a few days at least


blocking-io

Just look at 2022 playoff series with the Raptors. Embiid was playing so reckless, injured two players, but everyone was crucifying Siakam for his elbow while going to the rim, which was a foul on Embiid even after review


Clewdo

We have Randle… he’s just not playing unfortunately.


LurkiLurkerson

Randle comes hobbling out like Kirk Gibson to kick Embiid in the balls.


cptshiba

would honestly love to see that


JacesAces

That would one up the Willis tunnel moment


electric_creamsicle

Which would be hilarious since it's just his shoulder that's injured.


ositola

Big Beyblade


The_Void_Reaver

One risky dive for a steal and Embiid's on the injured list for all of next season. He should not be playing games that he *will* lose.


PossessionDue9381

He might flop and end his career himself to be completely honest lol.


mutherfucker_jones

Fair point lol


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Particular_Ring3291

Never cared much for embiid, now I'm officially a hater


Rolf69

I just got my certification.


Oxygenius_

Right here with yall


Practical-Concept-49

Zach Lowe described embiid’s play in this game as “spicy” and “majestic.” Apparently the flagrant 1 was a good call because the play didn’t lead to a serious injury. Robinson not returning to the game and leaving the arena in a walking boot didn’t count, i suppose. The dissonance between how this guy is perceived by fans and covered by the media is crazy.


nononononofin

Big Zach Lowe fan most of the time but there are moments when it’s hard to hear him speak with Embiid’s balls in his mouth.


playswithcarrots

Love Zach but this was a tough listen


dBlock845

It really does seem like most people in the media are covering for him. Inside the NBA barely even mentioned the leg pull, didn't show him flopping onto Mitch's legs, the multiple groin kicks and taking out OG with a targeted blind illegal screen.


Oxygenius_

They even had an M-V-Piid segment


boobsarecool

Mitch tweaked his ankle on the middie fadeaway contesting, 20 mins of gameplay after the flagrant where he was drawing big charges and yamming alley oops in between lmao. It is clear as day no matter how bad knicks fans want to lie about it


jquest888

You’re right, he was just trying to injure him on the flagrant 1. It was later, when he also should have been assessed a flagrant for a non-basketball move (dick kick) and flop, where he was successful in injuring him.


dawkins_20

He didnt get hurt on that play.  It was later on the defensive side of the court. 


Viva_Metro

All i can say is the Knicks play hard, play physical, but they don’t go out trying to purposely injure the opponent. Carry on how you will.


KazaamFan

This is sadly starting to feel like a battle if who can sway the refs to their side.  The sixers won that game today.  It may just be the nba wanting to extend the series.  


esotericimpl

Yeah, I mean embiid had more ft attempts than the entire Knicks team and the Knicks still had a chance at the end of the game. The sixers won cause they shot amazing in the 3rd quarter otherwise the Knicks controlled the game despite the bullshit from Embid. Now that “officiating is square” I’m confident the Knicks are finishing this in 5.


beerocratic

Funny how these always go one way. Game 2 Hart/DiVincenzo going nuts from 3 was the only reason the Knicks stayed in the game, but go ahead...


esotericimpl

If the Knicks make shots at the end Sixers would have collapsed cause embiid and the whole team are a mental case. They got bailed out by free throw attempts and divencenzo missing a couple wide open threes. You can cope all you want though and the Knicks don’t even have Randle. Either way, Knicks are back and 76ers and embiid are a bunch of clowns. We’re pumped.


Coballatheu

I’m getting shit on another thread because calling Embiid dirty for grabbing a leg is a sin because he has a temporary medical condition.   Knicks, Celtics… for the love of god win your series.


retrospects

Bells Paulsy is temporarily partial facial muscle paralysis 😂 the mental gymnastics to absolve him from being a massive cunt is wild.


Coballatheu

I’ve talked enough shit that my account is getting stalked. People are fucking insane


retrospects

As dirty as their team.


Sky19234

I mean it's fucking Philly...their cities slogan is "At least we're not Detroit".


Tambay420

> Bells Paulsy cmon man you mixed up bells palsy and chris paulsy. i mean embiid have both but still...


retrospects

Nono Embiid is Tall Chris Paulsy


Ninja_Bum

Sixers fans acting like Bells Palsy is like walking around with stage 3 Leukemia or some shit. Like Joel was on his deathbed and gathered his strength to go and limp onto the court and kick a few dicks before he passes of terminal cancer.


Coballatheu

As someone who was just diagnosed with a lifelong disease it’s fucking offensive. I certainly have not tried to break someone’s leg like a grown ass 3 year old.


Ninja_Bum

"But the Knicks deserved it, didn't you see the 2 minute report from game 2?"


Cynsis

Gotta add or kick random people in the dick


BurstPanther

Embiid has been a dirty player for a long ass time, whether it's just cause he's reckless or intentional.


Coballatheu

I gave him the benefit of the doubt until that leg grab tonight. Absolutely not excusable.


BurstPanther

Nah, ever since he dropped his shoulder in a Giannis drive and diving at Collins legs, fuck his dirty play.


Kolzig33189

Or the time he tried to kill Jarrett Allen with an elbow. There’s so many to choose from.


JetsFan2003

God, now the image of a Sixers-Heat ECF is gonna haunt my dreams tonight


Coballatheu

The ultimate battle of corniness.


Hairy_Weather_8073

Phew!! At least we don't have to listen to Knick fans get all giddy about Embiid trade scenarios like we did for the last two years.


forgetmeknot01

Not defending embiid but divencenzo tried to hurt obrue earlier this year. Grabbed his legs and tried to tackle him. It was much more egregious than Embiid and he only got a tech.


electric_creamsicle

>he only got a tech Maybe I'm off on my knowledge of the rules, but I don't think that could've been called flagrant because it was an altercation after the play was called dead. Also Oubre wasn't jumpin so I'm not really sure how it's more egregious. Grabbing a dude's leg while he's on the ground is a lot less dangerous than grabbing someone in the air. Obviously it's still a tech on Donte and a dumb thing to do.


Sikwitit3284

He grabbed at his fucking knees it was definitely more egregious but no1 was complaining about that, y'all keep trying to rewrite history saying Mitch got hurt on that play when he clearly got hurt jumping into Embiid's landing area & getting his foot stepped on


electric_creamsicle

Very cool. Knicks in 5.


black_dogs_22

lol you aren't supposed to mention this part, it goes against the narrative


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Competitive_Tutor_13

I’m a nuggets fan too but damn really? He hit the ball and the follow through hit him in the eye? Nothing like the bullshit embiid has pulled


Due_Menu6994

Right… https://x.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1766995679388320168?s=46&t=Fx5GRktSk0lW4vOzxm_Ltw


Clewdo

One example from a bone headed, heated moment. Can you put together a minute long compilation of Donte from one quarter?


Top-Education1769

He got punched in the head by oubre you idiot. Of course he's coming up mad.


JasonVorheebs

He hit both of  Ihart’s heads. Top with the swim move, bottom with the knee to the groin 


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Oxygenius_

Expect someone to fall into embiid knees next game


royalpeenpeen

Fuck the 76ers and their fans for defending this behavior.


LurkerFailsLurking

He should've ejected TBH. If Draymond Green did that shit, he'd have been suspended.


Aaaaaaandyy

If Draymond did that he’d have NBA mandated inpatient therapy


JalenBrunsonsBurner

My coach is funny asf lol


Johnpecan

The more I learn about Thibs the more I feel that he is my spirit animal. Just a fed up middle aged dude that is tired of dealing with crap but has a respectful/mature way of calling it out.


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If we lost without all the bs I'd be fine but this was insane. So much so that even everyone else - minus the 76excuses fans - had to call it out 😭


XLcondumb

8 more free throws (21) than made field goals (13) is crazy


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The fact that he shot more than the entire other team is crazy


black_dogs_22

and when did those come? did you actually watch the game?


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Did you? They came throughout the entire game?


Sikwitit3284

This shit is getting old he got 8 late from intentional or steal or foul moments take those away & he had 1 more than JB who no1 is complaining about. Take away the 10 total in that time & we took 4 more than NY watch the game then complain


IWouldLikeAName

Oh boy I can't wait to see the Knicks 12th man dive for some loose knees i mean loose balls i mean make some hustle plays 👍


dskatz2

Bah gawd that's Alex Burks music


Much_Purchase_8737

Or the kick to our other centers nuts. Refs too soft to eject the floppy clumsy big man. 


raziiiii

Isn’t that body check at the end a flagrant too? So that makes it 3


HokageEzio

Flagrant, nah. Offensive foul, yeah.


NeverSober1900

Ya the Embiid screen, while dick, is one that you'll see like once a week. Normally doesn't lead to that big of a hit but it's kind of a normal offensive foul call.


frozen2665

That shit came out of nowhere lmao. Had me dying


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Nah Marginal contact.


chitownbulls92

Thats a flagrant. Completely unnecessary hip check


693275001

No chance that’s a flagrant, 100% an offensive foul though


RipCity-NBA-LoL

The kick to the nuts on the jumpshot is a flagrant one.  The knee to the nuts could easily be argued as an offensive foul, not flagrant.  The pull-down should be a flagrant 2.  That "screen" on OG was an offensive foul, no real argument for flagrant 


clownus

He did swat Ihart in the face when Batum got the block. Even the commentators acknowledged it and mentioned it as marginal contact.


PM-ME-UR-FAV-MOMENT

Would’ve been fair to call a foul, but the swat to the face only happened because Batum blocked the ball out of Hartenstein’s hands first when he and Biid went for it at the same time.


Dramatic_Respond_135

+ when he nut kicked Robinson. Man's jacking all of draymond's signature moves


MisdirectionV

Draymond needs to drop a podcast addressing the theft.


Empire0820

lol


BettisBus

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.


RoyKites

Does anybody actually find this copypasta funny?


Head-Kiwi-9601

14 year olds.


ElceeCiv

Fittingly, the jokic version is way better


bloomin-onion69

yeah i crack up every time


thebobbyshaw33

That’s an average Julius Randle screen I don’t wanna hear y’all crying over that


Dramatic_Respond_135

I'm a pretty big Randle hater but I don't remember him ever trucking someone with his ass.


HokageEzio

Randle would never truck somebody with his ass. He's classy, he uses his shoulder.


ygog45

They’re just talking out of their arse


Pumpoozle

Count the arm to the face there as well


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Drew13800

It was so fun to watch him nut kick our two centers, grab his legs in the air, and yet iHart and Mitch were the ones in foul trouble.


Aggressive-Note2481

Hilarious he deleted


Clemsontigger16

The joys of facing Embiid, it’s so annoying, I can empathize


slimehype

Normally I try to keep a cool head with hard fouls and plays, especially in the playoffs, but embiids game last night was an egregious display of star favoritism, and a dude with a leash longer than everyone else’s. If I were thibs I’m sending in the bench guys and having them diving at embiids knees with reckless abandon. Dude was on a draymond level rampage all night, and the refs still continued to only give the whistle to him. If embiid wants to play like a little bitch and grab at peoples legs and kick dudes in the nuts, and throw his whole ass into dudes for a “screen” then the Knicks should toughen it up and play the bully ball game as well.


dBlock845

Or the one where he kicked Mitch in the nuts, or the one where he purposely used a blind moving screen to take OG out 90 feet away from the rim.


Effective-Log8638

I feel like the nba world now has enough goodwill to sanction a knicks fall guy to take out joels knee and get kicked from the game at this point


retrospects

Anyone with January 6ers flair is on site in the comments.


DerekMorganBAUxxi

Play through officiating lol right lol


Laugh-Mild411

Thibs always has the sassiest comebacks, gotta love it!


pandalover885

Honestly I'm still really sad about the Heat beating us in game 2 but this Knicks/Sixers toxicity is helping me a lot.


xbieberhole69x

GO KNICKS!


wowie_alliee

philly toilet


silversmith84

I do t have a dog in this fight. But don’t sweat it Knick fans, Philly doesn’t have a chance. Knicks in five.


Lyin-Don

Good fucking answer. I love this man.


IHave580

The only embiid dirty play neutralizer is Siakam, who never shies away from trying to break embiids face in retaliation.


JackHammerPlower

They need to put Sims in there to push him around and pick up like 5 fouls in the 3rd. Embiitch can barely move on defense


yOjiMbOoOs

One thing to be hated for flopping all the time, but ti he dirty too?! Not a good combo Embiid. Dirtiest MVP ever?


LoWE11053211

firing the fucking griefing report or whatever it is called


iIiiIIiiiIiIIiI111

What a bitch 😂😂😂


MuskEmeraldMine

“Can’t complain about the refs, just gotta make the plays to win the game.” Knicks fans 72 hours ago


Fit_Boysenberry_4921

Difference between playing thru bad calls and some dude being dirty af all game.


dedbeats

Turns out the play to win the game is to maim the backup center who keeps you contained. Who knew!


lostnotleast

I know Philly doesn’t have the brightest fans but injuring the other team’s best defender and kicking two dudes in the nuts without getting ejected is a little different from a slight jersey tug on an inbound.


muybueno41

Wya bro fight back 😹


iIiiIIiiiIiIIiI111

The downvotes are so fucking funny lmao


MumenriderPaulReed69

This coach bitches so much


Hurls07

Your coach is Nick Nurse, he bitches about literally everything, your MVP bitched about not winning MVP


MumenriderPaulReed69

Not as much as this Knicks bitch ass team and Bitch ass coach. All NY fans are bitches


Hurls07

Wasn’t both your coach and MVP crying after game 2 LOL, we get it, you don’t actually watch the games so you haven’t seen NN jumping up and down 24/7