Joel Embiid is on edge, and he can't stand the fact that his professionalism and involvement can be called into question. The proof with this clash which took place after the meeting against the Grizzlies.
In the locker room, Joel Embiid took Marcus Hayes to task, a journalist from the Philadelphia Inquirer, author of a mood post where he questioned the Sixers pivot's desire to stay in shape. Recently, this journalist proposed that the Sixers reimburse spectators for each game missed by Joel Embiid…
But the straw that broke the camel's back was when he mentioned Embiid's son, and his deceased little brother. “The next time you talk about my dead brother and my son, you will see what I will do to you and… I will have to face the consequences”Joel Embiid said to him before shoving him.
The NBA and the Sixers open an investigation
According to ESPN, the exchange continued with Joel Embiid still angry, and it took the intervention of the person in charge of press relations and then a member of security to calm everyone down.
While the Sixers asked the journalists present not to discuss the incident, Joel Embiid said: “They can do whatever they want, I don’t give a damn!” »
In a statement, the Sixers announced that they were taking the incident very seriously, and that they were already in contact with the NBA. “We have been informed of an incident that occurred in the Sixers locker room this evening and have begun an investigation.”said an NBA spokesperson in a statement.
