Joel Embiid’s tense history with Knicks returns to spotlight ahead of playoff rematch

The chants were unmistakable — and loud. Two postseasons ago, Joel Embiid rankled Knicks fans during a hyper-testy first-round series in which the Philadelphia 76ers star engaged in multiple controversial plays — none bigger than him pulling Mitchell Robinson to the ground. The Madison Square Garden crowd let Embiid hear it with booming, profane jeers throughout that 2024 slugfest, which the ...