Sixers star center Joel Embiid has been suspended three games following his physical altercation with Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes this past Saturday, the NBA announced Tuesday.
This was no doubt a tricky situation for the league. While players and reporters will occasionally have intense disagreements over things that were said or written, it typically doesn’t rise to the point of getting physical. Given the unprecedented nature of the incident, it was hard to know how long a suspension would be.
The league obviously has to have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes players putting hands on a reporter, but there is touchy context here.