Watch: 76ers' Simmons elbows Lowry in groin, avoids whistle
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Ben Simmons with the sneaky elbow to Kyle Lowry's balls pic.twitter.com/WmLzdsY8Lq
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It was an elbow that went both under the radar and below the belt.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons crashed to the hardwood while attempting to go for an offensive rebound midway through the second quarter of Game 3 against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.
With Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry standing over him after boxing him out, Simmons lifted his left elbow and struck the 33-year-old in the groin.
No foul was called on the play and it wasn't reviewed by officials for a potential flagrant since too much time had passed.
The league can go back and assess a flagrant at a later time, though.
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