Joel Embiid confronted a neighborhood columnist contained in the Philadelphia 76ers’ locker room on Saturday evening, cursing him out and ultimately shoving him for references to his son and deceased brother in a latest important story. The NBA has now suspended Embiid for 3 video games.
Embiid nonetheless hasn’t performed this season as he works his approach again from what the workforce is looking “left knee administration.” The 76ers, anticipated to be probably the greatest groups within the East getting into the season, at the moment are 1-5 to start out the yr. The Sixers have already been fined $100K this season for failing to reveal what was maintaining Embiid out of the lineup.
The suspension begins when Embiid is listed as wholesome sufficient to play.
The NBA has suspended Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid for 3 video games for altercation shoving a columnist in a postgame locker room. pic.twitter.com/odkbFwuA0p
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 5, 2024
The suspension will value Embiid greater than $1 million in wage:
The three recreation suspension will value Joel Embiid $1,063,778.
The suspension will begin with the primary NBA recreation for when Embiid can play.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) November 5, 2024
Embiid took subject with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes for referencing his relations in a narrative criticizing Embiid’s lack of availability this season.
Right here’s the half Embiid didn’t like:
That is what Marcus Hayes wrote in a column final week that Joel Embiid took umbrage with.
Zero cause to enter the person’s son into the dialog right here. pic.twitter.com/Z4dHMi4Ioh
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) November 3, 2024
Hayes was out of line, however Embiid nonetheless put his palms on a media member like that.
The Sixers face the Clippers and Lakers on the street of their subsequent two video games. Paul George lastly made his season debut for Philly on Monday evening in a detailed loss to the Phoenix Suns. Philadelphia wants to start out profitable quickly or they are going to be in an actual gap.