Sixers star James Harden was ejected late in the third quarter Thursday night for hitting the Nets’ Royce O’Neale in the groin, after Joel Embiid received a flagrant foul 1 for kicking up at Nic Claxton’s midsection in the first quarter.
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After getting ejected in the playoffs for the first time in his career, James Harden voiced his disappointment with the officiating following the 76ers’ physical 102–97 Game 3 win over the Nets on Thursday.
Harden, appearing in his 152nd playoff game, was assessed a flagrant 2 foul and ejected after the former MVP elbowed Nets forward Royce O’Neale in the groin area in the third quarter.
On a night when James Harden was shockingly thrown out for striking an opponent in the groin area, Joel Embiid avoided ejection for a kick of Nic Claxton.
While Harden portrayed his confusion on his call while speaking with reporters postgame, Embiid pleaded the fifth when asked about his kick following 76ers’ 102–97 win over the Nets in Game 3.
While speaking to the media, Embiid had a succinct answer when asked about the first-quarter dustup: “I honestly didn’t remember the play.
The chef was cooking as Steph Curry dropped 36 points while Kevon Looney hauled in 20 points in Draymond Green’s absence.
The chef was cooking as Steph Curry dropped 36 points while Kevon Looney hauled in 20 points in Draymond Green’s absence.
As one of 10 current head coaches who played in the NBA, 76ers coach Doc Rivers has experienced his share of physical battles throughout his career. And, after leading his team to a gritty Game 3 win over the Nets, Rivers took a trip down memory lane while discussing the physical nature of Thursday’s game in Brooklyn.
The Sixers took a commanding 3–0 lead in their first-round series after claiming a 102–97 win that featured a questionable Flagrant 1 foul on Joel Embiid, and late-game ejections for James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton.
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The Cardinals unveiled three new uniforms for the first time since 2005 on Thursday night, and they created quite the stir on social media—but perhaps not for reasons they’d hoped.
The new uniforms take a simplistic, monochromatic look, with all-red home unis, all-white on the road and an all-black alternate.
To many NFL fans, these uniforms came off as boring, and far too similar to the team’s previous uniforms. To others, they appeared to be eerily similar to a well-known uniform in the football world: the Ohio State Buckeyes.
In his best win yet, Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks announced he is cancer-free at last.
Hendricks, 34, stepped away from the team in January after announcing his diagnosis of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. And after months of chemotherapy, it was Hendriks’ turn to ring the bell.
The two-time AL Reliever of the Year made the announcement on Thursday via his social media.
“How it started vs. how it’s going,” Hendriks posted, adding photos of his journey from treatment to victory. “REMISSION. It’s official, I’m cancer free.
James Harden and Nic Claxton were ejected. Joel Embiid wasn’t.
Game 3 of the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Brooklyn Nets series in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs was always going to have huge stakes. Philadelphia held a 2-0 series lead after taking care of business at home, and the Nets felt like they had to win Game 3 in New York to still have a chance at advancing.
The 76ers beat the Nets, 102-97, to take a commanding 3-0 series lead.