Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was ejected within the first half of Monday evening’s recreation in opposition to San Antonio after choosing up two technical fouls.
Referee Jenna Schroeder ejected Embiid with 2:59 left within the second quarter. The seven-time All-Star obtained the primary technical for arguing with Schroeder, and obtained one other technical – and ejection – from Schroeder earlier than extra enjoying time expired. Embiid was near Schroeder, however it wasn’t clear from replays whether or not he made contact with the referee.
An enraged Embiid charged towards the officers after the ejection and was restrained by teammate Kyle Lowry, coach Nick Nurse and several other assistants.
It’s been a tricky season for Embiid. He was enjoying solely his eighth recreation, lacking a number of resulting from left knee soreness, three following a suspension for an altercation with a reporter within the locker room and one other following a damaged sinus suffered on Dec. 10. Monday’s recreation marked simply the fifth time. Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia’s Big Three, had been collectively within the beginning lineup.
Wearing a masks whereas enjoying in simply his second recreation since struggling a sinus fracture, Embiid had 9 factors and three rebounds in 14:22, taking pictures 2-of-8. This matchup in opposition to Spurs heart Victor Wembanyama was far totally different from the primary assembly between the 7 ft. Last January 22, Embiid set a Sixers franchise file with 70 factors in a 133-123 win over the Spurs in Philadelphia.
In that recreation, Embiid made 24 of 41 area objectives and 21 of 23 free throws, and added 18 rebounds and 5 assists. Wembanyama scored 33 factors within the first match.
Embiid went straight to Wembanyama on Monday, displaying the identical aggression as within the first match. However, the Sixers star appeared rusty for a lot of his transient keep. Shortly earlier than the ejection, Embiid was whistled for an offensive foul, which led to his altercation with Schroeder.
It was Schroeder’s second ejection of the quarter, though the primary was overturned.
With 8:13 left within the interval, Schroeder ejected Philadelphia’s Andre Drummond for an obvious foul on Wembanyama. After reviewing the video, nonetheless, officers reversed the expulsion. So, they initially assessed Wembanyama with a technical foul for flopping. Maxey shot and made a free throw and the purpose went on the board, just for the officers to overrule the technical, take away the purpose and restart the sport.
Embiid, a two-time NBA scoring champion, entered averaging 22.3 factors, 7.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists. Philadelphia was 2-5 within the seven video games he performed.
Associated Press reporting.
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