76ers' Joel Embiid takes thinly-veiled shot at officials after Knicks take commanding 3-0 lead in playoffs

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The Philadelphia 76ers did all they could to keep their home arena filled with their own crowd, but that did not stop New York Knicks fans from taking the New Jersey Turnpike south.

Knicks fans invaded Xfinity Mobile Arena as they took a commanding 3-0 lead over the Sixers in the second round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, but Joel Embiid seemed to believe that some Knicks bias was on the floor as well.

Embiid pointed out that the Knicks had twice as many free-throw attempts (32) as the 76ers did (16).

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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts after a foul call during the first half of Game 3 in the second-round NBA playoff series against the New York Knicks in Philadelphia on May 8, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)

"I guess it’s good when New York wins," Embiid said in an apparent shot at the officials.

"Maybe (some potential fouls) was let go or not. They shot 32 free throws, we had 16. We’re not a team that shoots a lot of 3s. We attack, put the ball on the ground. I don’t know," he added.

"We’ve just got to have that mentality of just not fouling, I guess, and being smart enough to not put ourselves in a position where they’re going to take advantage of it."

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid reacts next to guard Tyrese Maxey after a foul call during the third quarter of game three of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 8, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

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