Sam Amick: Regarding the Joel Embiid incident with a reporter this evening, an NBA spokesperson says… “We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers locker room this evening and are commencing an investigation.” Source: Twitter @sam_amick What’s the buzz on Twitter? David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc Re-racking from...

As reporters entered the locker room to talk to players, Embiid stood and confronted Hayes.⁠ “The next time you bring up my dead brother and my son again, you are going to see what I’m going to do to you and I’m going to have to … live with the consequences,” Embiid said to Hayes.⁠ Embiid continued, with several instances of profanity in the...

Ramona Shelburne: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander usually gets asked about the trade that sent him from the Clippers to the Thunder when he comes through LA. This time he gave a very interesting answer: “I had a great year here when I was here. Their front office made a trade that they thought was best for their team. Same with the Thunder. Then the...

After another dud of an All-Star Game, the NBA is again considering a new format to be implemented for this season’s exhibition in San Francisco — with input from Stephen Curry. “We’re looking at different formats for this year’s All-Star Game,” league commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday, ahead of the NBA’s Global Games series in Mexico City...

Libaan Osman: DeMar DeRozan on his reaction to Drake saying he’ll pull his jersey banner down if it went up: “He gonna have a long way to climb to take it down.” Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose DeMar DeRozan says Drake “will have a long way to climb” if he’s going to take down his banner...

Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, Greece, and is of Nigerian descent. “I’m not aware of the comments,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said of the comments following the Milwaukee Bucks game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Fiserv Forum on Saturday night. “At the end of the day, I don’t follow politics that much. And the little that I follow, I try...