James Harden ejected; Joel Embiid receives flagrant foul for kicking Nets’ Nic Claxton
Things got chippy early in Game 3 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets, and the physical play continued throughout the contest, eventually earning an ejection for Sixers star James Harden and Nets big man Nic Claxton.
Less than three minutes into the matchup at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Joel Embiid and Claxton got involved in a dust-up that led to a flagrant one foul for Embiid.
Claxton made an alley-oop dunk over Embiid with 9:34 remaining in the first quarter to put the Nets up 6-4. After the dunk, Claxton stared down Embiid on the hardwood and stepped over him. Embiid responded by kicking Claxton near the groin area.
After a lengthy review, referees issued Embiid a flagrant foul one for the kick. A flagrant foul two would have earned the MVP front-runner an automatic ejection.
Claxton was given a technical foul.
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