LOS ANGELES — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is being investigated by the NBA after an alleged locker-room altercation with a journalist, multiple US media reports said Saturday.
Embiid is reported to have shoved a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer who recently wrote a commentary critical of the player which referenced the Sixers ace's son and late brother.'We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers locker room this evening and are commencing an investigation,' an NBA spokesman was quoted by US media as saying.
In his absence, the Sixers have slumped to a 1-4 start, with their latest defeat coming in a 124-107 drubbing at home by Memphis on Saturday.ESPN reporter Shams Charania said following Saturday's loss Embiid had got into a 'verbal back and forth' with the journalist who had written the critical column, Inquirer writer Marcus Hayes.'Embiid took issue with a recent column that referenced his late brother and son, and Embiid shoved the columnist. No punch,' Charania said.
Facing NBA Probe After Journalist Bust-Up Reports
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