NBA Suspends Joel Embiid For Three Games
In Joel Embiid, Marcus Hayes, and How to Deal with Irresponsible Media Members, I discussed the locker room incident during which Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid threatened and then pushed Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes, and I stated that unless Commissioner Adam Silver "fancies the idea of NBA players teeing off on every media member who they dislike he must suspend Embiid without pay for multiple games."
Today, the NBA suspended Embiid for three games. NBA Executive Vice President Joe Dumars explained, "Mutual respect is paramount to the relationship between players and
media in the NBA. While we understand Joel was offended
by the personal nature of the original version of the reporter’s column,
interactions must remain professional on both sides and can never turn
physical." This is the second time in two weeks that the NBA has taken disciplinary action against the 76ers; last week, the
NBA fined the 76ers $100,000 for making public statements about
Embiid's health that were inconsistent and that violated league rules.
Embiid missed the first six games of this season due to injury and the Philadelphia 76ers have not indicated when he will be cleared to play, so the suspension will go into effect after Embiid is added to the active roster.
Daryl Morey was not an awful general manager in Houston, but an objective analysis of his record proves that he was not great, either. He took the reins in Philadelphia's front office in 2020, and during his tenure the 76ers lost in the second round for three straight years before falling in the first round last season. This season, the 76ers are 1-5 and Embiid has been suspended for more games than he has played. Throughout his career, Morey and his supporters have asserted that his use of "advanced basketball statistics" provides him a tangible advantage over his competitors; the reality is that the objective numbers--wins, losses, championships--prove that Morey has demonstrated no such advantage.
Labels: Daryl Morey, Joel Embiid, Marcus Hayes, Philadelphia 76ers
posted by David Friedman @ 11:52 PM
2 Comments:
Yeah, the league definitely needed to set a swift and firm precedent that players cannot assault media members regardless of how unthinkably despicable some of the media’s content is. I don’t even want to know what compelled Marcus Hayes to bring up Embiid’s son and deceased brother in the way that he did but it was beyond ghoulish and while Embiid has rightfully been punished by the league, I think a lot of people would have assaulted Hayes if they were in Embiid’s situation.
Michael:
I think that a lot of people would have thought about assault and then exercised better judgment.
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