Pascal Siakam had a lot to say about Joel Embiid after the Raptors’ Game 4 win
The referees’ treatment of Embiid has been a hot-button topic since the series began, with Raptors coach Nick Nurse openly criticizing the amount of physicality he felt the big man was getting away with. Embiid acknowledged Nurse’s critiques following Philly’s Game 3 win, bluntly telling him toRather than voice his own complaints to the media on Saturday, Embiid decided to take a bit of his own advice while explaining his actions.
“[The officials] did a great job. I admire the job that they did today. To me, it felt like they had one job coming in here tonight, and they got it done. So congrats to them,” Embiid said. “I guess next game, if they’re not going to call it, I’m going to be even more aggressive, offensively and defensively. If they want to give ’em fouls, or if they want to call non-fouls, really got to make them earn it and really be physical.
After keeping their season alive in front of their fans, Siakam and the Raptors will head back to Philadelphia and look to avoid elimination in what is sure to be a physical Game 5 against Embiid’s 76ers on Monday night.
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