Joel Embiid put together a career night on Monday against the Atlanta Hawks, scoring a career-best 49 points in the Sixers’ 129-112 win.
But it wasn’t all smiles for Embiid — at least in the final seconds.
With around 20 seconds to go and the Sixers up by 17 against Atlanta, Embiid grabbed a rebound off Trae Young’s miss and dribbled towards midcourt. Embiid was likely looking to run out the clock, but the Hawks’ Kevin Huerter seemed to think that Embiid was looking to get up a shot in hopes of a 50-point game. So, the Hawks guard ran and stole the ball from Embiid.
Embiid could be seen flipping off Huerter for the meaningless defensive play.
Embiid would apologize after the game during the on-court interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia.
But really, what’s up with players stealing the ball from Jayhawks when the game is at hand? It’s the third time that has happened this year, but thankfully, no stools were involved this time.
