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[QUOTE="OrangeDW, post: 4660033, member: 2458"]
I absolutely hated that Embiid/Smart charging call.  That is everything I hate about college b-ball for the last 20 years, and I hate when it pops up in the pro game.

Embiid was trying to score, and tried to go around Smart.   Embiid didn’t make contact and gain an advantage.   The contact that he tried to avoid made his shot tougher.  He gained zero advantage from it.

Smart was trying to get Embiid to run into him.  He made zero attempt to defend.   He just tried to get in the way and fall.   Even moved his body forward to lean into Embiid.   It’s a joke.   Worst play in basketball.

Then Embiid goes straight up to try to block Tatum, who turns his body and chucks the ball over his head, and that’s a foul on Embiid?   He jumped straight up and contested the shot - which wasn’t even a real shot.

Players should be encouraged to jump and contest shots on drives, and discouraged from standing in the way and trying to get run over.   It would be a way better sport.
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