Embiid likes a tweet from the offical NBA account discussing offensive players jumping backwards into the defender (very likely alluding to the calls Brunson was getting this series)
Embiid likes a tweet from the offical NBA account discussing offensive players jumping backwards into the defender (very likely alluding to the calls Brunson was getting this series)
I mean Trae Young caused the NBA to rule it illegal and made the refs focus on that play for like a whole season……….
Then they realized Brunson was bringing a New York franchise back into relevance doing the exact same thing so now it’s fine again.
Cvatenderness
Ironic coming from Embiid who literally falls to the ground for no reason while shooting expecting a foul call.
GirlWithGame
Embiid makes me laugh he ain’t wrong. I was irritated last night they even blew the whistle twice on that bs. At least twice heck batum took the brunt end of it.
Light_Liberty
This is not what Brunson does. He stops abruptly and pulls straight up, allowing the chasing defender’s momentum to crash into him. He does not jump into the defender’s space.
It was correct to call the foul on the defenders, and it was infuriating that Sixers kept falling for it. Complaining about it now sounds likes sour grapes, blaming the refs instead of taking accountability for failing to adjust
Defenders were running over Brunson when he stopped. Itās not the same thing.
BrownsvilleKid
He’s not wrong but grabbing a players legs while they’re in the air isn’t any better
LuckyCulture7
It is a very dangerous play for everyone involved. I donāt understand how Hartenstein putting his face in the path of Embiidās elbow is an offensive foul but launching your head into the jaw of another player isnāt. To be clear I am fine if they call both offensive fouls.
all4whatnot
Brunson not only draws fouls doing it, he fucking head butts people in the process.Ā
xychosis
Look, I canāt blame Brunson for gaming the system. Dudeās playing by the rules. But why are the rules that way? They already tried coming down on this kind of foul baiting after Trae did this egregiously for years. Why is it back?
shaheedmalik
Jumping backwards is illegal, but coming to a complete stop isn’t.
zincinzincout
Natural moshing motion. Canāt hate a guy for head banging, itās your own fault for putting your jaw too close behind him in the circle pit.
SteviePaulson
Cringe. He would do this constantly if it was in his bag.
smiertspionam15
Yeah I have no beef with Brunson for spamming this since it works, but I have beef with this being allowed at all. Especially since weāve lost two close playoff series where Trae Young and Brunson got like 10% of their scoring from this type of foul.
It also hurts because Maxey drives straight to the basket and gets no whistle. Maxey not getting calls and Embiid baiting calls evens out – Brunson getting these makes it uneven imo.
robsqyz
Knicks fans hatred about Embiids watchability is way too funny with the state of Brunsons interior game. Whatās even more ironic is how much they hate Trae Young
eaglesphan1
Legitimate question. The officiating all series was questionable. Hate to use that as a reason we lost but the consistency on both ends did not seem to be there.
jpc90
When the sixers lose its because of the refs š
Next-Team
At least some of those were just smart plays of jumping straight up to let the defender run into him, but wayyyy too many were also JB just jumping backwards and getting the call anyway. I love some crafty foul baiting but I donāt understand giving him every damn call.
giddyupyeehaw9
How does the King of all foul merchants Embiid got any room to bitch about baiting fouls?
bigg90
This is the problem with the nba, no one knows what a foul is. They try to litigate this play out of the nba but the refs still call it so why would players not use it. Another example is the flopping foul, they will never call that penalty in the playoffs so whatās the point? Just a weird season in general with all these āmarginalā calls, itās so vague.
GroundbreakingCat355
LMFAO Embiid shoulda been kicked out of the series after game 3, if yall ate actual food and not cheese wiz you’d know that
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[Link to tweet](https://x.com/nbaofficial/status/1424438136017408000?s=46&t=W6mTgilVCcZHzdA9cMA9xg)
I mean Trae Young caused the NBA to rule it illegal and made the refs focus on that play for like a whole season……….
Then they realized Brunson was bringing a New York franchise back into relevance doing the exact same thing so now it’s fine again.
Ironic coming from Embiid who literally falls to the ground for no reason while shooting expecting a foul call.
Embiid makes me laugh he ain’t wrong. I was irritated last night they even blew the whistle twice on that bs. At least twice heck batum took the brunt end of it.
This is not what Brunson does. He stops abruptly and pulls straight up, allowing the chasing defender’s momentum to crash into him. He does not jump into the defender’s space.
It was correct to call the foul on the defenders, and it was infuriating that Sixers kept falling for it. Complaining about it now sounds likes sour grapes, blaming the refs instead of taking accountability for failing to adjust
Edit: People downvoting me could, you know, instead just pull up a video to verify: https://twitter.com/bballbreakdown/status/1786243079974060178?t=DEOzH9awKIfaATDbGCPfiA&s=19
And here is an account of a similar play from NBA Points of Emphasis explaining why it’s correctly called a defensive foul: https://twitter.com/OfficialChipC/status/1786259272898072874?t=ZhYo-VmPOkVfqz_6zYSD0g&s=19
Defenders were running over Brunson when he stopped. Itās not the same thing.
He’s not wrong but grabbing a players legs while they’re in the air isn’t any better
It is a very dangerous play for everyone involved. I donāt understand how Hartenstein putting his face in the path of Embiidās elbow is an offensive foul but launching your head into the jaw of another player isnāt. To be clear I am fine if they call both offensive fouls.
Brunson not only draws fouls doing it, he fucking head butts people in the process.Ā
Look, I canāt blame Brunson for gaming the system. Dudeās playing by the rules. But why are the rules that way? They already tried coming down on this kind of foul baiting after Trae did this egregiously for years. Why is it back?
Jumping backwards is illegal, but coming to a complete stop isn’t.
Natural moshing motion. Canāt hate a guy for head banging, itās your own fault for putting your jaw too close behind him in the circle pit.
Cringe. He would do this constantly if it was in his bag.
Yeah I have no beef with Brunson for spamming this since it works, but I have beef with this being allowed at all. Especially since weāve lost two close playoff series where Trae Young and Brunson got like 10% of their scoring from this type of foul.
It also hurts because Maxey drives straight to the basket and gets no whistle. Maxey not getting calls and Embiid baiting calls evens out – Brunson getting these makes it uneven imo.
Knicks fans hatred about Embiids watchability is way too funny with the state of Brunsons interior game. Whatās even more ironic is how much they hate Trae Young
Legitimate question. The officiating all series was questionable. Hate to use that as a reason we lost but the consistency on both ends did not seem to be there.
When the sixers lose its because of the refs š
At least some of those were just smart plays of jumping straight up to let the defender run into him, but wayyyy too many were also JB just jumping backwards and getting the call anyway. I love some crafty foul baiting but I donāt understand giving him every damn call.
How does the King of all foul merchants Embiid got any room to bitch about baiting fouls?
This is the problem with the nba, no one knows what a foul is. They try to litigate this play out of the nba but the refs still call it so why would players not use it. Another example is the flopping foul, they will never call that penalty in the playoffs so whatās the point? Just a weird season in general with all these āmarginalā calls, itās so vague.
LMFAO Embiid shoulda been kicked out of the series after game 3, if yall ate actual food and not cheese wiz you’d know that
Mr flagrant himself complaining?
Brunsons theatrics are as bad as his hairline.