April 30, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) in overtime against the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

On Saturday, Joel Embiid reportedly got into an argument with a reporter following the Philadelphia 76ers’ 124-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Embiid “disputed” a column the reporter wrote earlier this season that mentioned the Sixers star’s late brother, Arthur Embiid. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Joel “pushed” the reporter, but no punches were thrown.

Arthur Embiid died in a car crash in 2014; This was also the year Philadelphia selected Joel Embiid with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

76ers’ Joel Embiid got into an argument with a columnist after tonight’s game in Philadelphia. Embiid took issue with a recent column that referenced his late brother and son, and Embiid pushed the columnist. No punches.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 3, 2024

Reporter pushed Embiid It is believed to be Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Hayes had previously faced widespread criticism for the lede he used in an article that referenced both Joel’s son and his late brother. The article criticized Joel Embiid for his “poor conditioning.”

The reporter brought up his dead brother. 100% deserved imo pic.twitter.com/tX5TE66qmp

— IcyVert (@IcyVert) November 3, 2024

Since then NBA launched A statement regarding Embiid’s argument with the reporter.

“We are aware of reports of an incident that occurred in the Sixers locker room this evening and are investigating,” an NBA spokesperson said.

Embiid has not played yet this season due to his knee injury.

NBA investigates 76ers over Embiid’s undetermined injury status and it ended impose a large fine on the team.