Embiid suspended 3 games for shoving columnist 76ers center Joel Embiid has been suspended three games without pay for shoving Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes.

Joel Embiid Is Said to Have Shoved a Columnist in the 76ers’ Locker Room Tensions between the Philadelphia N.B.A. player and a local journalist are said to have escalated after the team’s loss on Saturday.

Embiid shoves columnist over ‘dead brother’ barb Joel Embiid yelled at then shoved a Philadelphia columnist who had referenced Embiid’s son and late brother while questioning the 76ers star’s professionalism in a recent story.

Walter Shapiro, Political Columnist With a Contrarian Streak, Dies at 77 He brought to his writing a sharp sense of humor, honed in stand-up comedy clubs, and never pulled punches even though he was an unabashed Democrat.