Joel Embiid was called for a flagrant 1 foul during the fourth quarter of Game 6 between his Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night for some contact the officials deemed unnecessary.
Embiid and Toronto big man Marc Gasol got tangled up going for a rebound on a free throw. Embiid smacked Gasol in the face and they hooked arms. Gasol seemed to flop somewhat in response to being hit in the face, which worked.
Flagrant 1 on Joel Embiid for slapping Marc Gasol on the box out pic.twitter.com/40egU0AqUh
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Gasol made one of his two free throws after the flagrant. The call didn’t affect the game much as Philly won 112-101 to force a Game 7 in the series. Embiid had 17 points and 12 rebounds. He was an astounding +40 in the game thanks to his defense.
