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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1730613751058012324_NBA_PHI-Joel Embiid_AFP_embed.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center on January 22, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tim Nwachukwu, Getty Images/AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center on January 22, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <em>Tim Nwachukwu, Getty Images/AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>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.</p><p>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&#x27;s son and late brother.</p><p>&quot;We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers locker room this evening and are commencing an investigation,&quot; an NBA spokesman was quoted by US media as saying.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/9/21/nba-joel-embiid-agrees-to-contract-extension-with-76ers-1139">READ: Joel Embiid agrees to contract extension with 76ers</a></div><p>Embiid, the 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player who also played on the United States&#x27; gold medal-winning Olympic squad this year, has not played at all this season.</p><p>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.</p><p>ESPN reporter Shams Charania said following Saturday&#x27;s loss Embiid had got into a &quot;verbal back and forth&quot; with the journalist who had written the critical column, Inquirer writer Marcus Hayes.</p><p>&quot;Embiid took issue with a recent column that referenced his late brother and son, and Embiid shoved the columnist. No punch,&quot; Charania said.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1852907454272549238&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-11-03T06%3A00%3A59.094210%3A1dbd4e92-3d88-4f04-901b-552398302256%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=6dcd6742141952662824b2aabce01fe3c0ae7f3d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:296px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1852907454272549238"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>In an opinion piece focusing on Embiid&#x27;s injury problems, Hayes questioned the Sixers&#x27; star&#x27;s commitment to &quot;greatness.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/9/joel-embiid-jabs-french-fans-ahead-of-olympic-basketball-final-226">READ: Joel Embiid jabs French fans ahead of Olympic basketball final</a></div><p>&quot;Joel Embiid consistently points to the birth of his son, Arthur, as the major inflection point in his basketball career,&quot; Hayes wrote.</p><p>&quot;He often says that he wants to be great to leave a legacy for the boy named after his little brother, who tragically died in an automobile accident when Embiid was in his first year as a 76er.</p><p>&quot;Well in order to be great at your job, you first have to show up for work. Embiid has been great at just the opposite.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>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.</p>

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.

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Embiid facing NBA probe after journalist bust-up: reports

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Published Nov 03, 2024 02:04 PM PHT

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