PHILADELPHIA–When defending the New Orleans Pelicans, there can be some frustration. Pelicans star Zion Williamson is one of the tougher players to defend in the league due to the fact that he is so bruising when he barrels toward the basket. It’s hard to defend him without fouling.
Williamson was even called out by Minnesota Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell recently for playing football instead of basketball. He’s just so tough to defend when he goes full steam toward the basket and the Philadelphia 76ers seemed to be frustrated by all the fouls being called.
Joel Embiid, James Harden, and PJ Tucker all picked up three fouls each at halftime and they were chipping at the officials a bit. After coming away with a 120-111 win over the Pelicans, they addressed their frustration with the officiating: