NBA superstar Joel Embiid almost accidentally knocks out opponent Lonzo Ball
NBA superstar Joel Embiid was lucky not to make more serious contact with opponent Lonzo Ball when he wildly swung a fist that could have knocked out the latter.
It was early during Philadelphia's clash with Chicago when Embiid drove hard at the defence in the hope of earning a foul.
But when the referee didn't award one, the NBA All-Star swung around in frustration with a closed fist at the end of his outstretched arm, without looking.
Luckily, Ball - who was moving towards Embiid - was quick enough to stop and duck out of the way.
Joel Embiid almost accidentally punches Lonzo Ball. Twitter
It appeared Embiid did make contact with Ball but the incident could have been much worse.
The referee blew a technical foul against the 76ers megastar, which infuriated Embiid further.
Embiid, though, was influential in guiding Philadelphia to a 114-105 win over the Bulls.
The incident follows one only a fortnight earlier when Embiid crunched teenage Aussie player Josh Giddey.
Former Australian coach Brendan Joyce was livid with Embiid then, calling it "one of the heaviest and (most) dangerous fouls".
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