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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been suspended for three games without pay for shoving a member of the media, the National Basketball Association said on Tuesday.The locker room incident occurred after the 76ers' Nov. 2 game when oft-injured Embiid, who has not played this season due to what the 76ers have called left knee management, confronted and shoved a Philadelphia newspaper columnist.
"Mutual respect is paramount to the relationship between players and media in the NBA," Joe Dumars, the NBA's Executive Vice President, said in a news release."While we understand Joel was offended by the personal nature of the original version of the reporter's column, interactions must remain professional on both sides and can never turn physical."Embiid's suspension will commence with the next NBA regular season game for which he is eligible and able to play.
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