NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been suspended for three games without pay for shoving a journalist, the NBA announced on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

The incident occurred between the Cameroon-born big man and a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist who recently wrote a commentary critical of the player which referenced Embiid's son and late brother.

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