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Watch: Joel Embiid gets technical foul for finger-point after dunk

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 4/23/19

Joel Embiid can’t help winding up his opponents a bit.

Embiid threw down a monster dunk on Rondae Hollis-Jefferson during Game 5 of the first round game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets, and gave him a finger-point after the fact. That got Embiid a technical.

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@JoelEmbiid #PhilaUnite | #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/FptKQyf8xv

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) April 24, 2019

It’s worth noting that Embiid and Hollis-Jefferson are friends, but the referee clearly viewed it as taunting.

Joel Embiid throws down a hammer dunk along the baseline and points at Rondae Hollis-Jefferson – a friend of his – who failed to stop him. Embiid picks up a T.

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 24, 2019

It’s unlikely to go down well with the Nets, who haven’t exactly been thrilled with how Embiid has been officiated this series. That said, it was a perfect encapsulation of how the game was going, with Philadelphia scoring the first 14 points of the game and leading 25-3 with three minutes left in the first. Embiid has probably earned the right to style a bit with dominance like that.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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