Charles Barkley, Shaq think Joel Embiid’s groin kick was ‘worse than Draymond’

The NBA world was not happy after 76ers superstar Joel Embiid dodged ejection after kicking Nets center Nic Claxton in the groin.

after he appeared to elbow Nets’ Royce O’Neale in a similar area to where Embiid kicked Claxton.The Sixers still were able to rally for a 102-97 victory, erasing a five-point deficit they faced with about two minutes left in the game.

Embiid made a key block on a Spencer Dinwiddie layup in the final seconds that preserved a two-point Sixers advantage.It remains to be seen if Embiid – or Harden, for that manner – will face additional punishment from the league as a result of the kick.

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