Rather than going up towards the basket, Embiid looked to initiate contact with Jokić before moving into his actual shot attempt. The ref was not falling for that at all. He just stood there as Embiid essentially wasted a scoring opportunity. Fans actually enjoyed seeing how FIBA refs didn’t fall for the foul baiting.

Team USA is prepping for the Paris Olympics with another exhibition game on Wednesday, as they're facing three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and Serbia in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The recruitment of Joel Embiid was probably the single-biggest roster-building story for Team USA leading into the 2024 Olympics. After Jaren Jackson Jr's poor performance at the

Embiid played 16 minutes on Wednesday and finished with eight points on 2-for-8 shooting with eight rebounds and an assist. He finished with two fouls and two turnovers as well, but Team USA was able to pick up an easy 105-79 win over Serbia thanks to a big day from Stephen Curry who had 24 points and knocked down eight of 13 shots from the floor.

Coach Steve Kerr has made some tweaks to the rotation throughout the team's three exhibition games, though LeBron James, Steph Curry and Joel Embiid have been mainstays in the sta

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid fell short of his expectations in Wednesday's exhibition against Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and Team Serbia.