Joel Embiid allegedly threw a punch at a reporter

[GOBB]

Marcus Hayes has always been a tool. He’s the overweight kid that wasn’t cool, probably was picked on. And envied athletes from afar. Now he gets to write about them. He has this real whiny style of expressing himself in articles or panels. Not many liked him in Philly when he wrote about sports. Used to be a show with 3-4 sports writers talking Philly sports. He always acted like a girl in the debates.

[Manny98]

Dudes doing everything but playing basketball

[Kblaze8855]

The distance of the Internet has everyone feeling untouchable. Don’t say anything out of line about anybody online when you know you will have to see them in person. Just keep it about basketball If you want the response to stay about basketball.

[ArbitraryWater]

Hope he did throw a punch, what a scumbag line.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Anger is justified but Embiid should have a better understanding of the tools at his disposal for handling the situation. Instead of risking a fine, lawsuit and/or suspension t only get one attempt at a hit in he could have the Sixers bar that guy from the locker and press rooms, rework his access. Get his teammates to refuse to speak to him. With a few phone calls he might be able to get the whole NBPA or so major Philly sports teams to go no contact. Leave him in a position where he's basically like one of us on this board, watching the game and then posting about it.

[GOBB]

The distance of the Internet has everyone feeling untouchable. Don’t say anything out of line about anybody online when you know you will have to see them in person. Just keep it about basketball If you want the response to stay about basketball.

Pretty much. But people like Marcus Hayes have this idea that when he crosses paths with athletes? They have to act, behave professional. Like a physical outcome or even a threat of such? Not an option. No way they do that. Think again. There’s consequences for what you say. And even if you feel a persons reaction is extreme in nature? You have to consider that possibility happening.

Anyone who has followed Marcus Hayes is not shocked at this shove. Just like I wouldn’t be shocked if he didn’t see any error in why he triggered Embiid.

And last when someone tells you they know the consequences for what they are about to do to you next time? Believe them even if your pride/ego/machismo says “Yeah ok, man f*ck outta here.”.

[GOBB]

https://x.com/crossingbroad/status/1...FQ2K1UzCyJZjLg

The fact Marcus Hayes was willing to get into a verbal confrontation with embiid? Embiid should’ve slapped him. But then Hayes sure and he gets a nice settlement for being the prick he is known to be.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Pretty much. But people like Marcus Hayes have this idea that when he crosses paths with athletes? They have to act, behave professional. Like a physical outcome or even a threat of such? Not an option. No way they do that. Think again. There’s consequences for what you say. And even if you feel a persons reaction is extreme in nature? You have to consider that possibility happening.

Punk comments can have consequences. The problem with what Embiid did is that he didn't hurt this guy and possibly enhanced his career with the extra attention. I know I'm not the only one that never heard of "Marcus Hayes" before but now his blog post or whatever it was gets to be a national story. People want to know how he got Embiid mad enough to fight. This isnt something he can solve with his fists, if he ever gets to beat this dude up it would only get worse for Embiid. Unless Embiid is going to seriously injure this dude he's basically doing him a favor.

[Kblaze8855]

Punk comments can have consequences. The problem with what Embiid did is that he didn't hurt this guy and possibly enhanced his career with the extra attention. I know I'm not the only one that never heard of "Marcus Hayes" before but now his blog post or whatever it was gets to be a national story. People want to know how he got Embiid mad enough to fight. This isnt something he can solve with his fists, if he ever gets to beat this dude up it would only get worse for Embiid. Unless Embiid is going to seriously injure this dude he's basically doing him a favor.

Dude who put hands on Jim Rome no doubt contributed to his popularity, but I’m sure a few hundred athletes were cheering when he did it.





I was hoping Chris Bosch did something similar with Skip Bayless when he confronted him over calling him a spice girl. Apparently he got him to stop when he explained that his mother thought it was disrespectful of their family name.

Even if the reporter comes out more popular, getting to slap the hell out of one would probably feel pretty good long-term for these guys.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Dude who put hands on Jim Rome no doubt contributed to his popularity, but I’m sure a few hundred athletes were cheering when he did it.


I was hoping Chris Bosch did something similar with Skip Bayless when he confronted him over calling him a spice girl. Apparently he got him to stop when he explained that his mother thought it was disrespectful of their family name.

Even if the reporter comes out more popular, getting to slap the hell out of one would probably feel pretty good long-term for these guys.

If you were Embiid and this incident made this guy Jason Whitlock would you be happy about it? Bet there are thousands of obnoxious internet trolls that would accept getting hit once by Embiid for the fortune and infamy. In this modern world a rich famous person loses the fight by winning the fight. Bosh didn't get the immediate satisfaction of delivering a beating but in reality he handled that as well as possible.

[90sgoat]

Journalists are trash, so I support Joel by default.

[fourkicks44]

Now there is speculation that the NBA will suspend Joel for this incident.

That is f'cking hilarious

[highwhey]

Now there is speculation that the NBA will suspend Joel for this incident.

That is f'cking hilarious

dude hasn't even played this season and they're going to suspend him over a shove? so they're going to suspend him while simultaneously investigating his load management...make that make sense

[fourkicks44]

dude hasn't even played this season and they're going to suspend him over a shove? so they're going to suspend him while simultaneously investigating his load management...make that make sense

And the whole reason Hayes wrote the inflammatory article originally was because by not playing Joel wasn't "showing up for work"

[highwhey]

And the whole reason Hayes wrote the inflammatory article originally was because by not playing Joel wasn't "showing up for work"

it reminds of when i was in 8th grade and got suspended 2 days for being truant. i kept missing class like 2-3 days a week but still kept good grades. i was originally supposed to get suspended only one day but when i argued with the vice principal about how illogical it is to suspend me for skipping school, he added another day for insubordination.