{
  "id": 12728858,
  "title": "LeBron James Fires Back at Wild Joel Embiid Report With 1 Blunt Message",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/lebron-james-fires-back-at-wild-joel-embiid-report-with-1-blunt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T22:36:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lebron-james-fires-back-wild-223604389.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NBA superstar LeBron James responded to a report claiming he criticized Joel Embiid for being late to practice. According to a comment from MSG Network commentator Mike Breen, Embiid arrived late to practice during the Sixers' preseason game against the New York Knicks. However, James quickly dismissed the allegations via his Instagram stories. \"He ain't been late so stop the lies,\" James stated. This is James' first season playing alongside Embiid, who is known for his tardiness. The incident comes amid reports that James is dealing with health issues, including chronic arthritis and sciatica, which have led the 76ers to caution him in his 24th NBA season.",
  "summary": "NBA star LeBron James did not want the report about him calling out Joel Embiid to get bigger. According to an earlier report, the Philadelphia 76ers star called out Embiid for being late to practice. Longtime commentator for MSG Network, Mike Breen, told the report on Monday’s preseason game between the 76ers and the New [...]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}