Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid He received a three-game suspension after Shoving a columnist who mentioned his late younger brother in a recent article..

The physical altercation with Philadelphia researcher columnist Marcus Hayes happened in the NBA team’s locker room after their 124-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, November 2.

“Mutual respect is paramount to the relationship between NBA players and media,” said Joe Dumars, executive vice president and head of basketball operations in a statement on Tuesday, November 5.

“While we understand that Joel was offended by the personal nature of the journalist’s original version of the column, interactions must remain professional on both sides and can never become physical,” Dumars’ statement continued.

According to the NBA press release, Embiid’s suspension will begin with the next NBA regular season game for which he “is eligible and able to play.”

The original articleposted on Wednesday, Oct. 23, was written by Hayes in response to Embiid, 30, being sidelined for “left knee control,” according to the NBA.

It began with an introductory paragraph, which has since been deleted, that read: “Joel Embiid constantly points out the birth of his son arturoas the main turning point in his basketball career. “He often says he wants to be great to leave a legacy for the boy named after his little brother, who tragically died in a car accident when Embiid was in his first year as a 76er.”

Embiid welcomed his son Arthur with his wife, Ana de Paulain September 2020.

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At the time of her brother’s death, she shared a photo of herself on Instagram, reflecting on the plans she had to visit him that summer.

“RIP to my brother who died at the age of 13. The bad thing is that I had not seen him since I left Cameroon 4 years ago and all these days I was only thinking about next summer for the chance to finally see him again….. GOD has a plan for all of us. We just have to pray. #RIP #BECAUSEHIM“Embiid wrote in October 2014. mail.

Following reader response to his article, Hayes removed the paragraph from his article, writing in X“So I rewrote my column header and replaced the image. I can see why so many people were upset about this. I’m sorry. Thanks for all the constructive criticism.”

Embiid gave an update on his health to reporters on Friday, November 1, stating, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia: “I had surgery in February or whenever, and I came back early to fight for the team and play, try to give ourselves a chance. Unfortunately, we lost (against the Knicks in the playoffs). And then “I had time to recover. “I’ve still really gotten by since the last surgery.”

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“I just make do and try to find the best approach, but I feel pretty good. “I started doing some live stuff and I’m feeling pretty good, so I should be back very soon,” he added.