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JOEL EMBIID EJECTED UN CHAOTIC FIRST HALF OF 76ERS WIN VS. SOAIN

 PHILADELPHIA -- The 76ers rallied to beat the Spurs 111-106 despite a chaotic opening half that included Joel Embiid getting ejected after drawing two quick technical fouls for arguing a charge call -- and another ejection for teammate Andre Drummond that was later rescinded in a bizarre scene Monday night.

Driving to the basket in transition as San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama attempted to defend, Embiid plowed into the 20-year-old French phenom, knocking him to the floor. Embiid was whistled for a charging foul with 2:59 left in the first half.

Embiid stood up immediately and vehemently argued the call, leading to a technical foul from referee Jenna Schroeder as the center headed toward the Philadelphia bench.

Once near the bench area, a furious Embiid charged toward the officials and was restrained by teammate Kyle Lowry, coach Nick Nurse and several assistants as Schroeder issued another technical foul, leading to Embiid's second career ejection.

Embiid got close to Schroeder during the initial technical foul, but it wasn't clear from replays whether he made contact with the official. After the game, crew chief Curtis Blair said to a pool reporter that there was "incidental contact with both of them" during the sequence, but added, "There was nothing that warranted any further punishment."

Nurse said he never received an explanation for Embiid's ejection.

"I couldn't ever really get to the referee that called it," Nurse said. "So, I was asking the other guys and they were saying to ask her, and I never really got a chance. I just assume it was [for] arguing or whatever."

Blair said that Embiid was ejected for two unsportsmanlike technical fouls.

Wearing a mask while playing in just his second game since suffering a sinus fracture, Embiid had nine points and three rebounds in 14 minutes, shooting 2-for-8. He entered the game averaging 22.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists.

It was the second ejection of the quarter by Schroeder, although the first was rescinded in a strange sequence. Drummond, the 76ers' reserve center, was whistled for a technical foul with 8:13 remaining in the first half after pushing Wembanyama to the floor as the two battled under the basket. Seconds later, Drummond appeared to push Wembanyama down again.

Drummond was initially called for his second technical foul and ejected. After video review, however, the officials rescinded the ejection. Then, they assessed Wembanyama with a technical foul for flopping. Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey made the free throw, only for the officials to rescind the "unsportsmanlike flop" technical, remove the point from the 76ers' total and restart the game.

"The whole thing was really strange," Nurse said.

According to the pool report, it was determined that Drummond stepped on Wembanyama's foot and the contact was deemed incidental.

Drummond, who had already departed for the locker room, was seen on the broadcast putting his jersey back on as he came down the tunnel toward the court.

"The whole thing was really strange," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said of Andre Drummond being ejected. Drummond was allowed to return to the game when his second technical foul was rescinded upon video review. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images

"He just stepped on my foot, and I fell," Wembanyama said. "I didn't expect the foul to be called. I just fell."

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson, who is in charge as Gregg Popovich recovers from a stroke, agreed.

"I don't think it was a foul on them, and I don't think it was a flop [on Wembanyama]," he said. "That's kind of how I saw it up to that point."

Those incidents led to Philadelphia fans relentlessly booing Wembanyama every time he touched the ball. He finished with 26 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks. But Maxey scored 32 points and made two crucial plays in the final minute to help the 76ers complete the comeback.

Embiid, who was playing in just his eighth game, returned to the court after the win and was smiling as he celebrated with his teammates.

Embiid did not address the incident afterward. According to a team official, Embiid left the arena when reporters were in the locker room for postgame media availability.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

- Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff Writer

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HEAT'S JIMMY BUTLER, 3 OTHERS, EJECTED AFTER SCUFFLE WITH PELICANS

 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Miami's Jimmy Butler was among four players ejected after a scuffle early in the fourth quarter in the Heat's game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.

Heat reserve Thomas Bryant and two Pelicans — Jose Alvarado and Naji Marshall, also were ejected after fisticuffs erupted with 11:19 left and Miami leading 84-81.

The scuffle began after Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson stole the ball from Butler, and Kevin Love grabbed Williamson to prevent an uncontested layup.

As Love was whistled for a foul, Williamson fell to the court and Marshall rushed in to object to the way Williamson was fouled.

Butler engaged Marshall and they briefly grabbed each other by the neck as teammates and coaches animatedly swarmed around them.

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DRAYMOND GREEN EJECTED IN 2ND HALF FOR GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

PHOENIX -- Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected from Tuesday night's 119-116 loss to the Phoenix Suns after receiving a flagrant foul 2 in the second half.

The foul occurred with 8:23 left in the third quarter when Green swung and hit Phoenix's Jusuf Nurkic in the head while defending him.

At first, while Green's back was turned to Nurkic, he repeatedly held Nurkic off of him. Eventually, Green turned and hit Nurkic in the head with his hand.

49ERS LINEBACKER DRE GREENLAW, EAGLES SECURITY CHIEF DOM DISANDRO EJECTED IN NFC TITLE GAME REMATCH

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected from Sunday's 42-19 win against Philadelphia for putting his hand in the face of the Eagles' chief security officer.

Dom DiSandro, a constant presence on the Eagles' sideline and whenever players are out in public, pulled Greenlaw off Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith after a reception in the third quarter. Greenlaw popped up and reached over two officials to touch DiSandro's face with a closed fist.

Greenlaw was ejected. DiSandro also was told to leave and walked to the locker room to a roaring ovation from Eagles fans.

Greenlaw also was flagged 12 yards for unnecessary roughness

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