Why 76ers Joel Embiid wasnt ejected from

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Why 76ers Joel Embiid wasnt ejected from

The 76ers entered Friday night's game against the Bucks without James Harden. Tyrese Maxey was ruled out for the rest of the contest after he suffered a foot injury in the first half.Those lo ses put them at a clear disadvantage in a matchup with one of the best teams in the NBA.The situation could have been Brandon Graham Jersey much worse, though, as Joel Embiid was lucky to avoid an ejection in the third quarter.MORE: At the halfway mark of that period, Giannis Antetokounmpo caught the ball in transition and attempted to Eurostep around Embiid. As Antetokounmpo made his move, Embiid threw Ron Jaworski Jersey a forearm at Antetokounmpo's stomach.The officiating crew reviewed the play and determined that Embiid had committed a flagrant 1 foul on Antetokounmpo, but it wasn't upgraded to a flagrant 2 foul, which would have resulted in an automatic ejection.Joel Embiid gets a flagrant one foul for this on Giannis John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) Lane Johnson Jersey Here is the difference between a flagrant 1 and flagrant 2, :Flagrant 1:If contact committed against a player, with or without the ball, is interpreted to be unnece saryFlagrant 2:If contact committed against Isaac Seumalo Jersey a player, with or without the ball, is interpreted to be unnece sary and exce siveEmbiid's foul was considered unnece sary but not exce sive. He was a se sed a personal foul, and the Bucks were awarded two free throws and the ball. Antetokounmpo mi sed both free throws."Embiid commits the foul, and in doing so he delivers a blow with his shoulder and elbow Malik Jackson Jersey ," . "This contact was deemed to be unnece sary but not exce sive."Embiid went on to lead Philadelphia to a 110-102 victory, totaling 32 points, 11 rebounds, eight a sists and three blocks. Antetokounmpo finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and four a sists, but he hit just four of this 15 free throw attempts.
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