Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler was ejected in the Sixers' Game 4 win against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday after he shoved Nets forward Jared Dudley, who pushed Joel Embiid after Embiid fouled Jarrett Allen hard.
Embiid was called for a Flagrant 1 foul. Dudley, like Butler, was ejected.
Butler and Embiid discussed the incident during their postgame press conference.
Sixers' Jimmy Butler & Joel Embiid riff on Jared Dudley and the double ejections in Game 4 win over Nets
Jimmy: "I don't think you should run up on anybody like that."
Embiid: "Especially because the foul was all ball." pic.twitter.com/jz1mtcyrXo— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) April 20, 2019
The Sixers have a 3-1 lead in the series. They will look to eliminate the Nets in Game 5, which is on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
If you watch the replay closely, Embiid got all ball on Allen. However, the angle from up top looked like Embiid hit Allen in the head. Considering what happened in Game 1, when Embiid elbowed Allen, it's not a surprise the refs gave Embiid a Flagrant 1 foul.
In the end, the Sixers used the incident as motivated. Embiid and Ben Simmons took over the game after Butler got ejected. Embiid finished with 31 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, while Simmons put up 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Butler had 11 points in 24 minutes. Dudley, meanwhile, scored eight points in 20 minutes. The Sixers crowd is going to boo Dudley every time he touches the ball in Game 5. The veteran probably won't mind either.
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