76ers center Joel Embiid suspended three games for shoving reporter

Embiid got into an altercation with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes after the 76ers’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been suspended three games for shoving a member of the media, the NBA announced Tuesday.

The suspension will begin when Embiid is medically cleared to play, as he hasn’t appeared in a game yet this season because of injury.

Embiid got into an altercation with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes after the 76ers’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

On Oct. 23, Hayes wrote a column critical of Embiid when Philadelphia revealed that Embiid would not be ready to play at the start of the season. In the column, Hayes referred to Embiid’s son, Arthur, as well as his late brother, whom Arthur is named after.

Embiid took exception to the reference to his family members.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nba/76ers-joel-embiid-suspended-shoving-reporter-rcna178869

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