Dwight Howard on Joel Embiid: 'He's the toughest to guard because he knows how to flop'
Dwight Howard on Joel Embiid: ‘Embiid is the toughest to guard because he knows how to flop. He knows how to use his size and strength when he has to. He can shoot really well. If I was checking him, I’d beat him up and down the court, not letting him get easy points, don’t go for no pump fakes. (…) I'm crowding his space because I know he's either going to do like this and try to go around me. I'm eating that space up as soon as I see the ball come up, as soon as he goes like this, I'm getting right up under him so the next time he puts it down he’s going to have to turn his back or think about it. So Embiid is one of those unicorns.
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Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond are sharing the floor. Buckle up! - 6:54 PM
After one: Sixers 29, Nets 19.
Embiid: 15-7-2, 6-9 FG, 1-1 3P, 2-2 FT
C. Martin: 9 points, 3-3 FG, 2-2 3P, 1-1 FT
George: 5 points, 2-6 FG, 1-4 3P, four assists, three rebounds, zero fouls (!)
Sixers held the Nets to eight points in the final 10:20 of the quarter. - 6:36 PM
Embiid has dominated the game since he picked up the early tech. Should be a game where he sits the whole fourth quarter if he and his teammates take it seriously - 6:30 PM
It looked like Embiid was given the technical long after separating from Johnson, specifically when Nic Claxton got involved.
Why wasn't it just off-setting technicals on both? - 6:20 PM
Might not matter today, but the Sixers do not currently have enough quality rotation players to withstand the Embiid-Maxey-George starting lineups beginning every game half-asleep.
They need to *smoke* teams during those stretches, not dig double-digit deficits. - 6:19 PM
Joel Embiid has been given a technical foul for... something. Not even sure how to describe what it was, but the fans booed him for it. He finishes a layup on the next play to get on the board. - 6:17 PM
Nick Nurse says Joel Embiid remains questionable and will go through his pregame warmup, per the usual. - 4:31 PM
It seems Joel Embiid could be listed as questionable on a game-by-game basis for however long his left foot sprain lingers.
Kelly Oubre Jr., who played in the Sixers' first 30 games, may miss his third in a row. Andre Drummond isn't on the injury report.
phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an… - 3:54 PM
The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow evening's game @ Brooklyn:
Joel Embiid -- left foot sprain -- QUESTIONABLE
Kelly Oubre Jr. -- left hand sprain -- DOUBTFUL
Jared McCain and KJ Martin remain OUT. Pete Nance (two-way) also OUT. - 3:33 PM
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Dwight Howard: I’m not retired yet but I’ll take it 😅 I’m extremely grateful I just pray they don’t do me like they did the last list🙏🏾 -via Twitter @DwightHoward / December 19, 2024
Adam Aaronson: Joel Embiid will play tonight. Maxey-George-C. Martin-Yabusele-Embiid are the five. -via Twitter @SixersAdam / January 4, 2025
Austin Krell: The Sixers list Joel Embiid as questionable due to left foot sprain and "R sinus fracture - mask" for tomorrow's game in BKN. Kelly Oubre Jr. is doubtful with a sprained left hand. -via Twitter @NBAKrell / January 3, 2025
Jimmy Butler is due $52 million next season, but it sounds like he’ll surely opt-out for a longer contract with more guaranteed money, if not a lower yearly salary. Over the summer, Philadelphia tried to engage Miami on a Butler deal before agreeing to terms with George — Joel Embiid wanted a reunion with Butler and pushed for it, according to sources who spoke to Yahoo Sports over the summer and recently. -via Yahoo! Sports / January 3, 2025
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