On Saturday, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid shoved reporter Marcus Hayes in the locker room. While some might have expected the 76ers to back Embiid, Hayes told Gina Mizell of The Inquirer that both president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and GM Elton Brand apologized to him and termed the actions unacceptable.

The President and GM of the Philadelphia 76ers responded unexpectedly to Joel Embiid's recent physical altercation.

Philadelphia 76ers fans will have to keep waiting for the season debut of franchise star Joel Embiid after he was dealt a three-game suspension by the NBA.

Star big man Joel Embiid was involved in an altercation with Marcus Hayes of The Philadelphia Inquirer after the game over something Hayes wrote in a recent column. The two had to be separated as Embiid let it be known that he took exception to what Hayes had said.

On Saturday, after the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-107, star center Joel Embiid shoved Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Marcus Hayes after a locker room altercation. The two were quickly separated before Embiid left the building,

Nick Nurse knows one of his immediate jobs as 76ers coach is to get Joel Embiid focused on basketball. That effort is part of the reason Nurse spoke to Embiid on Sunday, one day after the franchise player physically confronted and shoved Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes in the Sixers locker room at the Wells Fargo Center.

Here is the full injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers when they take on the Phoenix Suns to begin the trip.

The National Basketball Association is investigating reports that Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid “shoved” a columnist following the team’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.

The journalist had called the former MVP "the least-dependable superstar in the history of the game" and questioned his efforts to stay in shape The post Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid Shoves Columnist Who Referenced His Son and Dead Brother appeared first on TheWrap.