22 Days after Paying $35,000 for a Celebration, Joel Embiid Strikes Again

Joel Embiid is an extremely skilled basketball player who can get a little too expressive on the court. While the fans may love it, the referees and the NBA never really do. Just take today’s case. During the In-Season tournament match-up against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the center made a move that cost him.

This is the last game in the tournament for the Sixers and they need a win to get a shot at the $500000 cash prize. Philadelphia is placed in the second position behind the Indiana Pacers in the EAST: GROUP A. With so much at stake, it looks like Joel Embiid took things a little too seriously. The game was just into the first quarter when Embiid incurred a foul. As he was trying to make a shot, the six-time All-Star rammed his shoulders into Cavaliers’ forward, Dean Wade. This called for a foul and a timeout just as Joel made the bucket. He was seen throwing his hands around in shock at the referee’s call. 

While basketball is a high-contact sport, it is important to not get too physical on the court. Joel Embiid got a well-deserved foul with this one, but it is not his first this season.

Joel Embiid fined for obscene gesture

On October 31st, the Philadelphia 76ers took on the Portland Trail Blazers, where he used WWE D-Generation X/Triple H’s ‘Suck It’ celebration after the victory. The NBA fined him for “repeatedly making an obscene gesture on the playing court,” and had to cough up $35,000.

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But this was not his first time employing this celebration. In January, he used it during their win over the Brooklyn Nets. At the time, even Triple H came to his defense and offered to pay the fines. He went on to invite the Cameroonian to a Wrestlemania 40 showdown in Philly. Seeing that he has been doing this for the past few seasons, it looks like Joel Embiid has no plans to stop this celebration.

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What do you think are Philadelphia’s chances at the NBA In-Season Tournament? Do you agree with the referee’s decision to call a foul? Let us know in the comments.