A visibly angry Joel Embiid shouted at and eventually shoved a Philadelphia newspaper columnist in a locker room altercation after the struggling 76ers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night
A visibly angry Joel Embiid shouted at and eventually shoved a Philadelphia newspaper columnist in a locker room altercation after the struggling Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. The NBA quickly said it has opened an investigation into the matter.
Embiid appeared to get louder at that point, and not long afterward pushed Hayes on the shoulder while the team's public relations chief got between them. Another PR person moved Tyrese Maxey's interview to the hallway outside the locker room, trying to clear reporters. At the same time, a team security person asked the media not to report on what had happened. Embiid yelled over the security guard. 'They can do whatever they want,' Embiid said. 'I don't give a s—-.
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