Joel Embiid slammed by analysts and fans for angrily confronting female NBA referee
Joel Embiid slammed by analysts and fans for angrily confronting female NBA referee
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Joel Embiid faced widespread condemnation on Monday night after the 7ft Philadelphia 76ers star angrily confronted female referee Jenna Schroeder. Embiid was ejected for his histrionics, where he erupted at Schroeder late in the second quarter for calling a first technical foul against him as he disputed being penalized for challenging Victor Wembanyama.
![[Schroeder cold be seen holding her hands up and trying to step away as Embiid erupted]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/04/93446903-0-Schroeder_cold_be_seen_holding_her_hands_up_and_trying_to_step_a-a-12_1735014786882.jpg)
Embiid seemed on the brink of squaring up to Schroeder, but it wasn't clear from replays whether he made contact with the official. Certain angles seemed to show his chin making contact with her hands and she was signaling her decision. The 30-year-old Embiid needed to be held back by coach Nick Nurse, 76ers teammate Kyle Lowry and multiple assistants in appalling scenes. Embiid even tore off the mask he was wearing after sustaining a sinus fracture earlier in December.
![[An enraged Embiid charged toward the officials after the ejection and was restrained]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/04/93446913-0-An_enraged_Embiid_charged_toward_the_officials_after_the_ejectio-a-13_1735014801589.jpg)
NBA TV host Stephanie Ready slammed Embiid, saying in the studio Monday: 'It's a foul (on Wembanyama), every which way. You can see he is up disputing it, she is trying to discuss it calmly and he goes off. 'Technical foul, and now look. He approaches and steps to her as if he wants to have a physical confrontation, which I have a problem with. He has to be restrained. He is now out of the game.
Joel Embiid screamed at NBA referee Jenna Schroeder as he was ejected from a 76ers game. Schroeder cold be seen holding her hands up and trying to step away as Embiid erupted. An enraged Embiid charged toward the officials after the ejection and was restrained.
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