{"id":121620,"date":"2024-11-03T14:42:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T07:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121620"},"modified":"2024-11-03T14:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T07:42:48","slug":"joel-embiid-confronts-shoves-philadelphia-columnist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121620","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid confronts, shoves Philadelphia columnist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA &#8212; <a data-player-guid=\"89410119-0011-5ba0-efed-7b0b6c756c23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3059318\/joel-embiid\">Joel Embiid<\/a> was involved in an altercation with a local columnist in the locker room after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-76ers\">76ers<\/a>&#8216; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/game\/_\/gameId\/401704708\/grizzlies-76ers\">124-107 loss<\/a> to the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"af5d4942-aeb5-2d07-2a8a-f70b54617e51\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/mem\/memphis-grizzlies\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> on Saturday night, shouting at him during an exchange of words before eventually shoving him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers locker room this evening and are commencing an investigation,&#8221; an NBA spokesman said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid took issue with a recent column by Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes. In it, Hayes mentioned Embiid&#8217;s son and late brother &#8212; both named Arthur &#8212; while questioning Embiid&#8217;s professionalism and effort to stay in shape.<\/p>\n<p>As reporters entered the locker room to talk to players, Embiid stood and confronted Hayes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The next time you bring up my dead brother and my son again, you are going to see what I&#8217;m going to do to you and I&#8217;m going to have to &#8230; live with the consequences,&#8221; Embiid said to Hayes.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid continued, with several instances of profanity. Hayes offered an apology, which Embiid did not want. &#8220;That&#8217;s not the f&#8212;ing first time,&#8221; Embiid said.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid later said he doesn&#8217;t care what reporters say. &#8220;But you do,&#8221; Hayes answered.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid appeared to raise his voice at that point and not long afterward pushed Hayes on the shoulder while the team&#8217;s public relations chief got between them. Another team official moved <a data-player-guid=\"4a24e9cd-a7a5-371b-9148-bef246046609\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4431678\/tyrese-maxey\">Tyrese Maxey<\/a>&#8216;s interview to the hallway outside the locker room to try to clear reporters from the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, a team security person asked reporters not to report on what had happened. Embiid yelled over the security guard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They can do whatever they want,&#8221; Embiid said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t give a s&#8212;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey told ESPN&#8217;s Tim Bontemps that the team was aware of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We take the situation very seriously and are investigating, and have already spoken to the NBA,&#8221; Morey said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid didn&#8217;t play in Saturday&#8217;s contest, the fifth consecutive game he has sat out to begin the campaign because of left knee injury management. Both he and <a data-player-guid=\"d7e5e918-d53f-018e-9d15-f9005b2390ad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4251\/paul-george\">Paul George<\/a>, who sustained a bone bruise in his left knee when stepping awkwardly in a preseason game against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"15096a54-f015-c987-5ec8-55afedf6272f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/atl\/atlanta-hawks\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a> on Oct. 14, have yet to play this season for the 76ers (1-4).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters Friday after practice at the team&#8217;s facility for the first time in a few weeks, Embiid expressed frustration with the concept that he doesn&#8217;t want to play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody has been on the same page,&#8221; Embiid said of his recovery plan. &#8220;If your body doesn&#8217;t react well, and if your body tells you one thing [sit out]. I&#8217;ve done it. From what I can tell you, I&#8217;ve broken my face twice; I came back early with the risk of losing my vision. I have broken fingers. I still came back. When I see people say, &#8216;He doesn&#8217;t want to play,&#8217; I&#8217;ve done way too much for this city, putting myself at risk, for people to be saying that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Embiid had surgery on his left knee after sustaining an injury in January, limiting him to 39 games last season. 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