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Joel Embiid under NBA investigation after reported shove of columnist after Sixers game

The NBA is investigating reports that Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid shoved a reporter after Saturday's game, the league announced to ESPN's Shams Charania:

“We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers locker room this evening and are commencing an investigation.”

Word broke about an altercation earlier Saturday when Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Embiid had assaulted a reporter. There was some initial confusion about whether Embiid punched the reporter due to a now-deleted tweet by Pompey, but Charania later reported it was a shove, not a punch.