Joel Embiid has been suspended three video games by the NBA on Tuesday for shoving a reporter over references to the 76ers star’s son and late brother in a vital column.
The incident occurred Saturday evening after the Sixers’ house loss to the Grizzlies, which marked Embiid’s fifth missed sport to start the season as he nurses a knee harm.
Embiid, 30, took difficulty with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes mentioning his son and brother, each named Arthur, in an opinion piece wherein he questioned Embiid’s conditioning.
“The following time you convey up my useless brother and my son once more, you’ll see what I’m going to do to you and I’m going to need to … dwell with the implications,” Embiid mentioned to Hayes as reporters entered the locker room Saturday evening, in line with the Related Press.
When Hayes tried to apologize, Embiid mentioned, “that’s not the f–king first time.”
The 2022-23 MVP then mentioned he didn’t care what reporters mentioned, to which Hayes replied, “however you do.”
Embiid then pushed Hayes’ shoulder earlier than a member of the 76ers PR workforce stepped in to maintain them aside.
Embiid’s youthful brother died in a automotive accident 10 years in the past.