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Jaylen Brown, Who Throws More Stiff Arms than Derrick Henry, Says Joel Embiid Was “Flopping Around”
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Jaylen Brown after the Game 7 loss:
Look, we all know that Joel has some of that in his game. He knows how to draw fouls and get to the line. So Brown isn’t necessarily wrong, but this dude has no room to talk because he was out there pushing off every trip down the floor. At least three times this series I recall him getting a dude right in the face with his left hand, and in Game 7 he shoved Tyrese Maxey backward and into Embiid’s legs.
He also did some jersey grabbing while trying to defend Embiid as Joe Mazzulla decided to play small in the third quarter:
— PHLTakes (@PHL_Takes) May 3, 2026
Everybody embellishes in the NBA now. You guys lost three in a row and blew a 3-1 lead. Just hold the L gracefully.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com