During the Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Antonio Spurs game, a set of events unfolded in which the refs kept changing their calls.
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In view of what took place, 76ers' Andre Drummond received a technical foul and was seen talking trash with Spurs' Victor Wembanyama.
Then following this, the Spurs were set to inbound the ball with Drummond guarding Wemby in the paint.
All of the sudden the Frenchman fell to the ground, and the refs immediately reacted by tossing Drummond as they thought the 13-year big man pushed him.
And while this was happening 76ers head coach Nick Nurse was losing his mind on the sidelines.
Drummond just got ejected because wemby flopped 😭pic.twitter.com/FrvX8zED16
— Lethal2K (@LethalPasquale) December 24, 2024
That is to say, the refs admitted they made a mistake and called a flop call on Wemby, which resulted in Drummond coming back in the game.
The NBA refs realized what Wemby did was a flop and now Andre Drummond just came back in the game 🤣pic.twitter.com/DIz5z1fV3K https://t.co/lj8qJgSSTV
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) December 24, 2024
They reversed the call giving Wemby a non-unsportslike flop on Wemby. Drummond is back in the game. Crazy right? https://t.co/c8NNXiwBpg
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) December 24, 2024
Referee Jenna Schroeder ultimately is the one that took the blame and admitted she made the wrong call, as the mics picked up her saying, "I f***ed up" to coach Nurse.
"I f*cked up"
NBA ref Jenna Schroeder during a stoppage in Sixers-Spurs 🔊
(via @NikJohnson_Art/ IG)pic.twitter.com/Lkj8dmguoQ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 24, 2024
To note, 76ers' Tyrese Maxey was given a technical free throw for the flop call. However, the refs then took away a point after he made it, because they decided to overturn the "flop" tech.
Drummond ejection
Wemby called for flopping
Drummond comes back after call reversed
Tyrese Maxey shoots free throw
Flopping call rescinded
Tyrese Maxey free throw taken away
When are the officials going to be held accountable for this mess?
— RB (@RBPhillyTake) December 24, 2024
The drama didn't end there, as 76ers superstar Joel Embiid got ejected for just driving to the basket and then arguing with referee Schroeder... because of another flop by Wemby.
Joel Embiid just got tossed for this…
Keep in mind, this was right after the same ref tossed Andre Drummond for the most obvious & blatant Wemby flop you’ve ever seen. Wtf is happening? Haven’t seen Embiid that heated before…
NBA refs remain a jokepic.twitter.com/0c3QFHOoII
— Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) December 24, 2024
Ref ejects Drummond after a Wemby flop then unejects him.
Ref ejects Embiid after he complains about a Wemby flop
“wHy aRE tHe NbA rATiNGs dOWn?”
— JoakimNoahsark (@JoakimMuse) December 24, 2024
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