Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been suspended for three games without pay by the NBA for shoving a reporter during an altercation in the Sixers’ locker room Saturday night, the league announced Tuesday.
“Mutual respect is paramount to the relationship between players and media in the NBA,” Joe Dumars, the league’s executive vice president, head of basketball operations, said in a statement. “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.”
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The incident between Embiid and Marcus Hayes, a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer who has repeatedly criticized the
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