{"id":107780,"date":"2024-11-19T11:15:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=107780"},"modified":"2024-11-19T11:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:15:17","slug":"joel-embiid-free-throw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/19\/joel-embiid-free-throw\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid Breaks His Free Throw Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

For only the second time in his career, Joel Embiid<\/a> didn\u2019t get a free throw attempt in a regular season game. After the loss against the Miami Heat, the big man thought that was a first. But it was not. The previous time he didn\u2019t shoot a free throw all night was on February 9th, 2018, vs. the New Orleans Pelicans.<\/p>\n

With the loss, the Philadelphia 76ers hit rock bottom and are now tied with the Washington Wizards for the worst record in the league. They have lost four in a row, and the last loss came with both Paul George<\/a> and Embiid in the lineup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joel Embiid Breaks His Free Throw Streak<\/h2>\n

Per Bleacher Report, this is only the second time in Joel\u2019s career that he has shot zero free throws. The last one came in 2018, and he has led the league in free throw attempts since.\u00a0For the past three seasons, Embiid has averaged more than 11 free throws per game. He averaged 11.8, 11.7, and 11.6 attempts for the past three seasons. Shooting free throws at a rate higher than 80%, those are all easy buckets for the big man.<\/p>\n

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