<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-joel-embiid-not-talking-mood-controversial-ejection');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Joel Embiid not in talking mood after controversial ejection');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joel-Embiid-not-in-talking-mood-after-controversial-ejection.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Joel Embiid not in talking mood after controversial ejection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:38:00-08:00">December 24th, 6:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T06:38:29-08:00">December 24th, 6:38am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the head of the editorial team in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-fans-lose-joel-embiids-ejection-foul-victor-wembanyama">Joel Embiid was ejected</a> in controversial fashion during a chaotic first half against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Embiid was seen smiling and celebrating with his teammates on the court after the Sixers pulled out a 111-108 victory over Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs, but the big man didn’t speak to the media. The Sixers center <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43133441/76ers-joel-embiid-ejected-chaotic-opening-half-vs-spurs" rel="noopener">left the stadium</a> as reporters entered the locker room for postgame availability, according to ESPN’s Michael C. Wright.</p><p>Embiid was ejected with a few minutes left in the first half. The Sixers star was whistled for his first technical foul of the game for arguing an offensive foul call after he barreled into Wembanyama. Embiid was upset with the technical and had to be restrained, leading referee Jenna Schroeder to assess a second technical foul and an ejection.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid has been ejected from Sixers-Spurs after picking up two technical fouls where he was called for a charge against Wemby on this play.</p><p>Good or bad ejection? 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/a4E0SQycGy">pic.twitter.com/a4E0SQycGy</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871362075219693774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-honest-take-strange-officiating-ejections-spurs">Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said</a> he didn’t get an explanation for Embiid’s ejection and “assumed it was for arguing.” Schroeder said Embiid was ejected for two unsportsmanlike technical fouls. There was some question if Embiid made contact with Schroeder during the incident, but crew chief Curtis Blair told a pool reporter there was “incidental contact with both of them” but also noted “there was nothing that warranted any further punishment.”</p><p>The Joel Embiid fiasco came after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-referee-admits-she-fd-up-andre-drummond-ejection-from-spurs">Andre Drummond was ejected and then unejected</a>. This whole sequence also involved Wembanyama and Schroeder, with Drummond picking up two quick technical fouls after a scuffle with Wemby. However, the second technical was rescinded after a review, leading Drummond to return to the court in a bizarre scene.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The crowd's reaction as Andre Drummond returned to the court after his ejection was reversed 😅<a href="https://t.co/LOfkAgpilY">pic.twitter.com/LOfkAgpilY</a> <a href="https://t.co/vlxgrLES1Q">https://t.co/vlxgrLES1Q</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871359837583659123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Schroeder late admitted she “f***ed up.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I f*cked up"</p><p>NBA ref Jenna Schroeder during a stoppage in Sixers-Spurs 🔊</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NikJohnson_Art?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NikJohnson_Art</a>/ IG)<a href="https://t.co/Lkj8dmguoQ">pic.twitter.com/Lkj8dmguoQ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871378605273682086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The good news for the Sixers is they didn’t let this officiating mess ruin their night. Philadelphia picked up the crucial win behind 32 points from Tyrese Maxey, who hit a clutch 3-pointer in crunch time to help secure the win.</p><p>After a brutal 3-14 start to the season, the Sixers are 7-3 in their last 10 games to get up to 10-17. While that’s still outside the play-in picture, they’re only 1.5 games behind the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons, who currently hold the final two play-in spots in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>If Embiid and the Sixers can actually stay healthy, they should continue their run up the standings. That’s a big if, of course, but this team is showing signs of life.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Joel Embiid not in talking mood after controversial ejection

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-vs-spurs-refs-joel-embiid-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers vs. Spurs: Refs overshadow Joel Embiid, Victor Wembanyama showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-vs-Spurs.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers vs. Spurs: Refs overshadow Joel Embiid, Victor Wembanyama showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T18:31:37-08:00">December 23rd, 6:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T20:27:31-08:00">December 23rd, 8:27pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers (10-17) got their first look of the season at the San Antonio Spurs (15-14) in their final home game of 2024. In an absolute circus of a basketball game, the Sixers held on to win 111-106.</p><p>After taking a game off on the second night of a back-to-back, Joel Embiid returned to the starting lineup to face Victor Wembanyama and the upstart Spurs. A Rookie-of-the-Year contender showdown between Jared McCain and Stephon Castle was canceled because of the former’s injury. But with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-locker-room-vibes-win-hornets">the Sixers’ three stars all in action</a>, the stage was set for a competitive game.</p><p>The result was indeed that…just not in a way anyone wanted.</p><h2><b>Superstar bigs collide</b></h2><p>The last time Embiid and Wembanyama faced off in the NBA, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-reveals-significance-of-having-70-point-game-in-front-of-brett-brown">Embiid set the 76ers’ single-game record for points, scoring 70</a>. Wemby was great in that game in his own right but the Sixers came out with the win. The superstar giants saw each other again in the Olympics with Embiid’s American squad taking home the gold over Wemby and Les Bleus.</p><p>Tonight’s matchup of the bigs was ended prematurely in one of the many displays of unbelievable officiating.</p><p>Embiid bodied Wembanyama time after time, backing him down relentlessly like a father playing one-on-one in the driveway against their son. Even for someone as long as the Spurs star, it was not easy to prevent his opponent from setting up in good spots. Embiid drew a shooting foul on Wemby on his first touch (though he gave it right back to San Antonio by pursuing a Devin Vassell three-pointer too hard).</p><p>Wemby had a rough night shooting the ball from downtown. Embiid’s size surely dissuaded him from taking certain shots and he couldn’t connect from downtown or establish inside position. He didn’t have the most sparkling half but he seemed to have the rising superstar’s number. And then the Grinch stole any sanity left in this hotly contested game.</p><p>Right before halftime, Embiid was called for a charge and argued the call, which would have left him with three fouls. He was animated and the referee who made the call, Jenna Schroeder, had enough of Embiid’s grumbling after roughly 15 seconds. She assessed him two quick technical fouls, which only angered him more. He was held back by teammates and staffers as an already wild game got kicked up from an 11 to about a 47.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid has been ejected from Sixers-Spurs after picking up two technical fouls where he was called for a charge against Wemby on this play.</p><p>Good or bad ejection? 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/a4E0SQycGy">pic.twitter.com/a4E0SQycGy</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871362075219693774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>And that’s all that was written for Embiid vs. Wemby, Part 3.</p><p>The most notable part of Wemby’s game might have been his <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1871356714580414491" rel="noopener">run-in in the second quarter</a> with Andre Drummond. The refs calling a tech on Drummond, then calling another, then calling a flopping technical on Wemby and then rescinding it after the Sixers shot their technical free-throw made for some wonderful Ref Ball. That’s what the people come to see!</p><h2><b>Overcoming Wemby’s defense</b></h2><p>Before the game, Nick Nurse all but admitted defeat when it came to shooting right at the basket against Wembanyama. He said that the Sixers need to <a href="https://x.com/dan_olinger/status/1871325723019170007" rel="noopener">get drive-and-kick sequences</a> and refrain from trying the NBA’s blocks leader at the rim. Embiid being in the lineup certainly made things easier, though constructing buckets against Wemby when he rested would be a challenge for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-paul-george-key-fix-must-be-made-cavs-loss">Sixers offense that was anything but elite without him</a>.</p><p>Embiid’s gravity pulled Wemby away from the rim far, opening lanes for Tyrese Maxey and Paul George to get deep into the paint. He drew Jeremy Sochan away from PG, freeing him up for a triple. Embiid was big enough to push Wemby around. Unsurprisingly, no one else was.</p><p>The other Sixers were very hesitant to try Wemby. Without Embiid, they were almost entirely incapable of scoring in the paint. Drummond found out the hard way before all the shenanigans happened. His attempt to squeeze a layup by Wemby was thwarted quickly and emphatically. It was the first of three blocks in the final 80 seconds of the first quarter for the French Slenderman.</p><p>Without Embiid in the second half, Wemby was free to roam the court and scare off would-be shooters. He forced the Sixers into shooting more threes. Although their shooting had been unimpressive, they rose to the occasion, nailing three of them in the span of two minutes to take their largest lead of the night. Maxey set up a lot of the threes with crisp drive-and-kicks, raising his team’s volume to match that of San Antonio.</p><p>The Spurs punched back in the third quarter. A charge led by rookie Stephon Castle cut a 15-point deficit as low as six. They launched lots of treys with thoughts of a comeback dancing in their heads. However, the Sixers kept the ball moving and hit shots of their own, holding on tightly to their lead.</p><p>As Philly’s offense stalled, Chris Paul hit a huge three to put the Spurs ahead midway through the fourth quarter. It was a tight contest the rest of the way, neither team running out to big advantages. They traded buckets in the final minutes, one of which was an and-one dunk from Maxey. Then he stuck the dagger into his opponent with a step-back three, concluding his night with 32 points (12 in the fourth quarter), 10 rebounds, eight assists and three steals.</p><p>Maxey taking charge was precisely what the Sixers needed in this game. It’s something to build on for future Embiid-less stretches and a reminder that he’s not someone to lay down when things get hard.</p><h2><b>Sacre bleu, Guerschon Yabusele!</b></h2><p>Wembanyama wasn’t the only Frenchie wreaking havoc.</p><p>Yabusele gave the Sixers a huge lift off the bench, igniting the run in the third quarter and hitting some huge shots early on. He saw a huge uptick in minutes with Embiid out, starting the second half and matching up with Wembanyama often. He expertly used the rim to prevent Wemby from blocking one of his layup attempts and straight up made shots (6-8 from the field).</p><p>On defense, Yabusele was just as impressive. How many players are capable of blocking Wemby and baiting CP3 into a turnover? The 76ers forward did both in this one on his way to racking up a game-high four steals.</p><p>KJ Martin started and made some great hustle plays but he wasn’t having his best game. The Sixers sorely needed Yabusele in this one, especially with Drummond being ruled out in the third quarter due to a toe injury and Martin later being ruled out in the fourth.</p><p>Next up for the 76ers: a six-game road trip that will take them into the new year. It begins on Christmas with their first matchup against the Boston Celtics this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers vs. Spurs: Refs overshadow Joel Embiid, Victor Wembanyama showdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-fans-lose-joel-embiids-ejection-foul-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers fans lose it over Joel Embiid’s ejection after foul on Victor Wembanyama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-news-Joel-Embiid-gets-ejected-for-controversial-foul-on-Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers fans lose it over Joel Embiid’s ejection after foul on Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T17:45:53-08:00">December 23rd, 5:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T17:58:33-08:00">December 23rd, 5:58pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The night ended a little early for Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid after he was called for two technical fouls and subsequently ejected from Monday night’s home game versus the visiting San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>The disqualifying second technical foul was slapped on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-wins-mvp-award-after-historic-2022-23-season">76ers franchise player and former NBA Most Valuable Player</a> in the third quarter and with the 76ers trailing the visitors by two points after he got called for a foul on star Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>Before he got tossed from the contest, Embiid had scored nine points on just 2-for-8 shooting from the floor to go with six rebounds, five assists and a steal in 14 minutes of action</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid was FURIOUS after picking up an offensive foul on Wemby 😳</p><p>Embiid was hit with two techs and was ejected 😬 <a href="https://t.co/9rVIGazig1">pic.twitter.com/9rVIGazig1</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1871363566726524984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Fans have strong reactions to Joel Embiid’s ejection from Spurs-76ers game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As expected, fans reacted strongly to Embiid’s ejection, with many using that as an example of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-joe-mazzulla-blame-nba-ratings-dip-but-he-asks-key-question">why the NBA’s ratings are down</a>.</p><p>“Yeah Joel Embiid earned this ejection. No need to yell in that woman’s face like that with all due respect,” <a href="https://x.com/casualtakeking/status/1871365178383823221" rel="noopener">said </a>an X user.</p><p>“Joel Embiid just got tossed for this…Keep in mind, this was right after the same ref tossed Andre Drummond for the most obvious &amp; blatant Wemby flop you’ve ever seen. Wtf is happening? Haven’t seen Embiid that heated before…NBA refs remain a joke,” <a href="https://x.com/JoshReynolds24/status/1871362687990628401" rel="noopener">said another commenter</a>, who was also referring to 76ers backup center Andre Drummond’s ejection earlier in the game (which was later rescinded).</p><p>From <a href="https://x.com/BronGotGame/status/1871362395966431619" rel="noopener">another X user</a>: “The league wonders why the ratings down and you got these soft a*s refs ejecting Embiid when people came to see him &amp; Wemby match up.”</p><p>“Oh my god the same ref who ejected Andre Drummond just ejected Joel Embiid. What is going on,” a <a href="https://x.com/big_business_/status/1871361468631007309" rel="noopener">different comment</a> read.</p><p>Via another <a href="https://x.com/PlayoffLucro/status/1871363475257324021" rel="noopener">comment</a>: “Refs use ejections as a threat if a player starts arguing with them 🤦🏾‍♂️ Embiid got ejected for screaming in an arena lmao atp you have to hold the refs accountable and fine them the whole games worth for mistakes like this.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers fans lose it over Joel Embiid’s ejection after foul on Victor Wembanyama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-joel-embiid-shouts-out-paul-george-for-support-amid-injury');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Joel Embiid shouts out Paul George for support amid injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joel-Embiid-shouts-out-Paul-George-for-support-while-injured.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Joel Embiid shouts out Paul George for support amid injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T23:03:44-08:00">December 20th, 11:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T23:03:44-08:00">December 20th, 11:03pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024-25 season has not been kind to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-is-joel-embiid-playing-vs-hornets-latest-injury-update-sinus-fracture">Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid</a>, at least up until this point. Embiid has been at the center of some load management controversy amid his ongoing battles with knee injuries, and just as it looked as though he was finding his stride on the season, he suffered a sinus fracture — delaying him from once again getting into a consistent rhythm. But on Friday night, Embiid made his return to the court just five days after sustaining his latest injury, and he played a starring role in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-locker-room-vibes-win-hornets">76ers’ 108-98 win</a> over the Charlotte Hornets.</p><p>Embiid put up yet another 30-point outing on Friday, this time tallying 34 points on 12-24 shooting from the field to buoy the 76ers to victory. And after the game, the 76ers star reflected upon his injury recovery journey while crediting Paul George for being one of the <a href="https://x.com/therealmikekb/status/1870328158479585700" rel="noopener">biggest guys in his corner</a> amid this ordeal.</p><p>“It’s great. You can never get enough of the support. When you have the support from family, people close to you, your teammates, guys like him, that’s the reason why you keep going and keep figuring out that because that’s who you play for. People that support you, people that push you,” Embiid shared, per Michael Kaskey-Blomain of ESPN 97.3.</p><p>The 76ers star has revealed in the past how much not being able to play regularly has been bothering him, but now, he is simply <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiids-former-teammate-blasts-marcus-hayes-article">focusing on getting himself right</a> so he can set out to achieve what he wants to in his career.</p><p>“I have a hard time disappointing people, which I’m working on, so when you get that kind of support, it’s not that hard. Like I said, you feel bad about yourself and I like to please people, so just have to keep going,” Embiid added.</p><h2><b>Paul George knows how 76ers star Joel Embiid feels on the injury front</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Injured-Philadelphia-76ers-Paul-George-R-and-Joel-Embiid-L.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If there’s anyone in the NBA who can relate to Joel Embiid on the injury department, it’s Paul George. George, the 76ers’ marquee signing this past offseason, has a considerable injury history himself — most notably breaking his leg back in a Team USA exhibition in 2014.</p><p>Since the 2014-15 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-drops-close-revelation-about-paul-george-knee-injury">George has dealt with a plethora of injuries</a>; in 2018 and 2019, he dealt with shoulder injuries after the playoffs, and then during the 2021-22 season, he sustained an elbow injury and in a bit of added misfortune, a COVID-19 infection prevented him from suiting up in the play-in tournament.</p><p>The following year, George bumped knees with Luguentz Dort, ending his season early with a knee sprain. And then to start the 2024-25 season, he hyperextended his knee on multiple occasions, forcing him to miss time.</p><p>Thus, George, nearly more than anyone in the NBA, would understand where Embiid is coming from.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Joel Embiid shouts out Paul George for support amid injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-gilbert-arenas-philadelphia-shutting-joel-embiid-paul-george-down');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gilbert Arenas makes case for 76ers shutting Joel Embiid, Paul George down');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-news-Gilbert-Arenas-makes-case-for-Philadelphia-shutting-Joel-Embiid-Paul-George-down.jpg"></figure><h1>Gilbert Arenas makes case for 76ers shutting Joel Embiid, Paul George down</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T12:11:18-08:00">December 20th, 12:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T12:11:18-08:00">December 20th, 12:11pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-makes-brutally-honest-admission-on-blizzard-of-injuries">Philadelphia 76ers are having a nightmare season</a>, as injuries have been the main story of the year so far. Joel Embiid is the main player, as he continues to deal with a knee issue while also recently suffering a face injury that kept him from playing this week.</p><p>With the way their season is going, there’s a low chance that they’ll win a championship, let alone make the playoffs, and Gilbert Arenas threw out the idea of them <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870175481418387512" rel="noopener">shutting down both</a> Embiid and Paul George for the rest of the year.</p><p>“You should have cut the cord f—–g weeks ago,” Arenas said on his show. “Embiid, cut. Paul George, we’ll see. If not, get healthy. They’re not going to help you win a championship this year, so if they can’t help you win a championship, shut them down. I just paid you money. I need to protect it. [Embiid and George], I don’t give a f— what y’all talking about, chill out.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"If they can't help you win a championship, shut them down."</p><p>Gilbert Arenas thinks the Sixers should shut down Joel Embiid and Paul George for the rest of the season 😳</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/GilsArenaShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GilsArenaShow</a>)<a href="https://t.co/MRJyl0SVqO">pic.twitter.com/MRJyl0SVqO</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870175481418387512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>George has also been in and out of the lineup this year with injuries, but he’s played in the last four games for the 76ers. The team wouldn’t come out this early in the season and rule both of their star players out, but with the way the year has been going, it would be understandable why they do it.</p><h2>76ers still trying to make most season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Though the 76ers are not where they want to be right now, they’re still competing with who they have and stacking up a few wins as the season continues. Paul George had a breakout game against the Charlotte Hornets, where he scored 33 points. After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-paul-george-resilient-praise-tyrese-maxey">Tyrese Maxey praised George for staying resilient</a> with everything that has been going on this season.</p><p>“Paul’s good. I think he’s finally getting comfortable, [in a] rhythm,” Maxey said. “It’s hard, man. New team, new system, guys in and out, he was in and out, got hurt, came back, got hurt again. That’s tough, man. He’s been resilient, man.</p><p>The 76ers have shown what they can do when everyone is healthy, but the problem is that they have rarely been healthy. Along with Joel Embiid, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-devastating-knee-injury-update">Jared McCain will be out indefinitely</a> after suffering a meniscus injury. McCain was having a strong rookie season and was leading in the Rookie of the Year race. The 76ers will now have to manage with what they have and hope they can find a spark before it’s too late.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
20.6	6.8	4.1	1.0	0.8

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
20.6	6.8	4.1	1.0	0.8

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