Brian Windhorst The scouts who have been dispatched to watch Ben Simmons closely - and there have been a lot early in this season - believe the reason that he doesn't go aggressive isn't because he's afraid of missing the shot as much as he's afraid of being fouled

SNY Joel Embiid cuts off a question about the Sixers drawing fouls in the first half working in their favor It did I don't know you've got to ask Jalen Brunson that I don't think I got to the free throw line as much as I wanted

Joel Embiid talks refs after falling down 3-0 to NY They shot 32 free throws we had 16 We're not a team that shoots a lot of threes We attack put the ball on the ground I don't know I guess it's good when New York wins so we've just got to have that mentality of just not fouling I guess

Joel Embiid asked on the Sixers drawing fouls in the first half working in their favor - It did I don't know you've got to ask Jalen Brunson that I don't think I got to the free throw line as much as I wanted Thats not the reason we lost though

JB Bickerstaff on Tobias Harris efficiency postgame - There's so many guys that think dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble is a game

SNY Mike Brown Maxey and Embiid are really really good at drawing fouls You hope that the referee sees that at times we're not initiating the contact but we can't put ourselves in the position to put the whistle on the referees hands

A lot of sweat is sprayed off Joel Embiid after he gets fouled