The NBA announced it is investigating Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid after he allegedly got into a physical altercation with a reporter.
Embiid confronted a reporter in the Philadelphia locker room about an article that mentioned his son and late brother, criticizing his fitness and professionalism.
The seven-time NBA All-Star and 2023 Most Valuable Player has yet to play this season due to knee issues.
The incident occurred after the 76ers lost 124-107 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.
“Next time you bring up my dead brother and son again, you’re going to see what I do to you and I’m going to have to live with the consequences,” Embiid said. He is said to have said.
As the argument continued, Embiid, 30, is suspected of pushing the reporter’s shoulder before a Sixers official got between them.
Embiid addressed the article in Friday’s press conference.
“When I see people saying, ‘He doesn’t want to play,’ I’ve done so much for this city that I’m putting myself at risk for people to say that.” “There is,” he said.
“We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers’ locker room tonight and have begun an investigation,” the NBA said in a statement.
Sixers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey told ESPN that the club has begun an investigation and is taking the situation “very seriously.”
