Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Joel Embiid elbowing Jusuf Nurkic is the talk of the town as he was called for flagrant 1.
The Sixers will go as far as Embiid and Maxey, who turned 23 on Saturday, will take them and neither one could get going in the first half. They combined for just a 7 of 23 effort from the floor.
Embiid was also whistled for a flagrant foul when he socked Jusuf Nurkic in the face with an elbow. Maxey bounced one into double coverage that led to a Suns bucket.
The 76ers were instead steadied by another solid outing from Harris and Oubre.
Although Embiid went too hard, it didn’t seem like the interior had any idea of hurting the Phoenix center. Los referees They decided to review the play and signaled a type 1 flagrant, which gave the Suns two free throws and possession but freed the center from expulsion.
Harris has both been lost in the shuffle behind former Sixers who dominated the ball and disparaged by fans for not always living up to his $180 million deal. Oubre has been an early steal on a $2.9 million, one-year deal. He dropped 27 points off the bench in the season opener and started his second straight game after PJ Tucker was included in the James Harden trade to the Clippers.
“This summer was very stressful for me,” said Oubre, who didn’t sign until September. “I had a lot of pent-up energy for this season.”
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