PHILADELPHIA—The contentious relationship between the Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers star centre Joel Embiid has grown a bit.
Toronto coach Nick Nurse and Embiid were involved in a long sideline conversation in the final seconds of Philadelphia’s 112-97 Game 2 win Sunday over the foul calls that are benefitting Embiid.
“He was saying to me that “I’m going to keep making all the free throws if you keep fouling’ and I said ‘well, you might have to,’ ” Nurse said after the game.
“But (he’s) a good player man. I got a lot of respect for him.