Sixers? Joel Embiid Slams Nets Coach Jacques Vaughn for Hinting at ?Biased? Officiating Following Game 1 Loss: ?Begging for Free Throws?

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacques Vaughn was not happy with the refs during their first game of the playoff series, and the displeasure continued throughout Game 2. After defeating the Nets in Game 1, the Philadelphia 76ers managed to claim yet another victory in their second consecutive game. However, Vaughn seems to be having a hard time accepting the refs’ officiating. This prompted NBA star Joel Embiid to publicly slam the Nets coach after the latter made snide remarks regarding the refs’ decisions’.

The Philadelphia 76ers won their second faceoff against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Embiid, who happens to be one of the top contenders for the MVP title, scored 20 points, 19 rebounds, and seven assists.

Joel Embiid fires back at Nets coach

Jacques Vaughn had quite a few complaints regarding the refs’ officiating during the previous faceoff and Game 2 was no different. After losing Game 1 by 121-101, Vaughn subtly hinted that the refs’ decisions were made in favor of Joel Embiid. During the post-game media conference, he said, “Hopefully, they?ll be calling a travel and three seconds on the big fella [Embiid] next game, so I?ll look forward to that.”

After fans witnessed Vaughn lose his cool during the recent game, Embiid had a few words of his own to say. As per the short clip shared by Rich Hofmann of The Athletic, Embiid compared Vaughn to Nick Nurse.

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He said, “I saw after the game last time, they kinda took the Nick Nurse route of begging for free throws and calling out the referees. And they did come out and they got a lot of calls, which I guess is good for them.”

Embiid calls out Nick Nurse

The Sixers center made the comparison a year after he got into hot waters with Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse. Embiid’s team faced the Raptors in the 2022 playoffs. During the last few mins of Game 2, fans witnessed Embiid talking to Nurse on the sidelines after he heard the Raptors coach complaining about the refs officiating.

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After concluding the game with 112-97 victory, Embiid shared what he told to Nurse. According to ESPN, he said, “He’s a great coach,” Embiid said. “Obviously, he’s been able to accomplish [a lot] and always been a big fan. But, I told him, respectfully, I told him to stop b—-ing about calls.”

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