All-Star's clash with columnist is sad sign of the times and another indication that the decline in decorum is bleeding deeper into sports.

Joel Embiid finally made his 2024-25 season debut on Tuesday in the Philadelphia 76ers 111-99 loss to the New York Knicks, but if it weren't for a three-game suspension he picked up for getting into a physical confrontation with a reporter over a story he wrote about the star center,

Joel Embiid's 2024-25 season got off to a disastrous start off of the floor. What was supposed to be a season focused on health and making it to the playoffs in peak condition began with a preseason knee injury and an altercation with a local reporter that led to a three-game suspension.