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At the end of Game 2 between the Sixers and the Raptors, Joel Embiid had a rather animated conversation with Toronto head coach Nick Nurse. Apparently, Embiid told Nurse to stop complaining about the officiating. On Saturday in Game 4, Embiid was pretty much forced to eat his own words.
Embiid wasn't too pleased with how the officiating went down in their Game 4 loss to the Raptors. In his post-game press conference, the Sixers big man admitted that he now has no choice but to heed his own advice (h/t NBC Sports Philadelphia on Twitter):
“Well, I'm gonna take my own advice and not complain about fouls,” Embiid said.
Joel explains his golf claps for the refs at the end of Game 4 👀 pic.twitter.com/TCqxrZwni7
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) April 23, 2022
Instead of complaining about it, Embiid said that he will just take advantage of how this series is being officiated by being more physical on both ends of the floor. This should serve as a bit of a warning for the Raptors as the series heads back to Philadelphia for Game 5.
As for the Raptors, they will be fighting for their lives the rest of the way. Now down 3-1 in the series, one more loss means that they will be going on an early summer vacation.
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