2023-04-21 20:05:58
Sanctioned with a level 1 flagrant foul for his bad move on Nic Claxton yesterday, Sixers pivot Joel Embiid was able to finish Game 3 against the Nets. And he will also be able to play the next game, the NBA deciding not to suspend him for the fourth inning.
A few hours ago, we wondered if Joel Embiid was going to be able to participate in Game 4 of the series between Philadelphia and Brooklyn. The NBA was indeed reviewing his gesture with a magnifying glass, and with the recent suspension of Draymond Green, we thought that Jojo was not immune to a similar sanction. But in the end, the Great League did not move.
With James Harden’s foul remaining a flagrant two, he has two flagrant foul points moving forward, while Joel Embiid’s flagrant one foul means has one. Four flagrant points in the playoffs means an automatic one-game suspension. https://t.co/USQp79CTNS
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 21, 2023
As indicated ESPN, the NBA confirmed the decisions made by the referees during Game 3, without going any further. This means Embiid’s flagrant foul on Claxton remains a Flagrant-1, and James Harden’s flagrant foul remains a Flagrant-2. It’s a little hard to grasp the logic given the two actions, and we imagine that Warriors fans reading this are pissed, but that’s the decision made by the League.
Joel Embiid kicked Nic Claxton after Claxton had stepped over him ????
Embiid was hit with a Flagrant 1 foul.
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— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) April 20, 2023
Embiid’s bad gesture recalls in particular that of Draymond Green at the 2016 NBA Finals, he who had kicked LeBron James in the groin as the King tried to step over him. Draymond was handed a one-game suspension at the time, but it’s important to note that this suspension was the result of an accumulation of flagrant fouls during the 2016 Playoffs campaign. Like Embiid, Green was picked up of a Flagrant-1, except that he already had three points of flagrant fouls (Flagrant-1 = 1 point, Flagrant-2 = 2 points) on the counter, and we know that the fourth is synonymous with a suspension match automatique.
Joel Embiid, but especially James Harden, will have to be vigilant in the games to come to avoid a scenario similar to that experienced by Draymond seven years ago.
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Source texte : ESPN
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