shi-woo wrote:Anyone standing up for Joel in this thread are clowns. An entire circus of clowns led by the biggiest of them all, Embiid himself.
The NBA changed the entire way the game is played and called, making it impossible to guard jumpshooters, all to protect players and their landing space. There is no argument to be made for what Joel did, and he honestly should be suspended. Being near someones landing space is a tech, what he did was wild by 2024 standards.
The 2 kicks to the groin also bothered me. It's not like these dudes are guarding him like Marcus Morris or Dre, Hartelstein and Robinson are just playing strait up defense, no need to do that, especially if you are the clearly better player.
I wouldn't be surprise if Joel came down on a shoe tonight while shooting a midrange, and i wouldn't feel bad
Of course none of us want Embiid to get hurt, but if karma comes around and bites him in the rear (say via a knee injury) I doubt many non-Embiid and non-76ers fans will feel bad for him.