Philadelphia 76ers huge man Joel Embiid has shoved a journalist from The Philadelphia Inquirer over a latest essential column that referenced his late brother and son.
Shams was the primary one to report back to the information, tweeting, “76ers’ Joel Embiid acquired in an altercation with a columnist following tonight’s recreation in Philadelphia. Embiid took concern with a latest column that referenced his late brother and son, and Embiid shoved the columnist. No punch.”
“Joel Embiid acquired right into a bodily altercation, shoving a columnist within the postgame locker room tonight.” @ShamsCharania on Joel Embiid and the NBA’s investigation into the incident on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/p2z3nJqrEY
— ESPN (@espn) November 3, 2024
It occurred after the 76ers had been towelled up by the Grizzlies 124-107 Saturday in their very own house area, Wells Fargo Heart, the place Embiid reportedly attacked a reporter in his workforce’s locker room, per Keith Pompey.
Oh, boy, individuals will keep in mind the Sixers season for all of the fallacious causes. The workforce simply dropped to 1-4 and Joel Embiid assaulted a reporter within the locker room.
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) November 3, 2024
The columnist was Marcus Hayes, who criticized Embiid’s absences from video games in a latest article, whereas referencing the 2023 MVP’s late brother Arthur and four-year-old son (additionally named Arthur).
“Joel Embiid constantly factors to the start of his son, Arthur, as the main inflection level in his profession. He typically says that he needs to be nice to go away a legacy for the boy named after his little brother,” Hayes wrote, whereas making the household connection to Embiid’s struggles to remain wholesome the previous few seasons.
Pompey, Hayes’ Inquirer colleague, additionally initially reported that Embiid shoved Hayes however this publish has since been deleted.
Charania additional reported that the NBA are conscious of what’s occurred and can subsequently be trying into it.
Shams tweeted, “NBA spokesman tells ESPN: “We’re conscious of studies of an incident within the Sixers locker room this night and are commencing an investigation.””
This comes simply sooner or later after Embiid made indignant feedback to the Philly media and NBA followers alike for questioning his want to play.
“From what I can inform you…I’ve damaged my face twice, I got here again early with the danger of dropping imaginative and prescient,” Embiid mentioned. “…After I see individuals saying, ‘He doesn’t need to play,’ I’ve carried out means an excessive amount of for this metropolis placing myself in danger for individuals to be saying that. I do assume it’s bulls—. Like that dude, he’s not right here. …I’ve carried out means an excessive amount of for this f—— to be handled like this.”
Keep tuned for extra on this.
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