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Kristian Winfield

Nets want justice after Joel Embiid’s flagrant foul: ‘I thought precedent was set’

NEW YORK — The Nets are eagerly awaiting word from the NBA’s league office on additional enforcement actions against 76ers star Joel Embiid.

Embiid, the presumptive league Most Valuable Player, flailed his legs up into starting center Nic Claxton’s groin area in the first quarter of the Nets’ Game 3 loss to the Sixers on Thursday. The moment was retaliation from Embiid after Claxton stuffed a one-handed alley-oop over him, then stepped over the Sixers’ star big man a la Allen Iverson over Tyronn Lue.

Officials assessed Claxton a technical foul and issued Embiid a flagrant foul penalty one. It got the Nets two free throws and possession of the ball, but the Nets felt Embiid should have been ejected from the game for his actions.

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