Because Embiid PUBLICLY said this was a turning point for him as A PLAYER
Why wouldn't it be brought up?
Embiid can say whatever he likes about his family; Hayes can not.
How hard is this for you to comprehend?
It'd be a different thing altogether if Embiid was fresh off winning a championship, and Hayes wrote something along the lines of
"Embiid's championship success is a testament to a turning point in his career when he had his son, whom he hopes to leave a lasting legacy that he'll be proud of".
Do you see how that sounds tactful, tasteful, and is being professional?
That is different to this -
"
Joel Embiid consistently points to the birth of his son, Arthur, as the major inflection point in his career. He often says that he wants to be great to leave a legacy for the boy named after his little brother, who tragically died in an automobile accident when Embiid was in his first year as a 76er. Well, in order to be great at your job, you first have to show up for work. Embiid has been great at just the opposite."
That's reckless, foul and unprofessional.
First off, why does he literally have to name his son? What reasonable explanation is there to point out that Embiid's son is named Arthur? There isn't one. We do NOT need to know Embiid's son is named Arthur. He only names him so he then can parlay off the fact that Embiid had a little brother named Arthur too, and oh yeah, Embiid's little brother died in an accident if you didn't know.
Why reference such a tragic event like that if it's not relevant?
If Embiid had started a foundation for families that have lost young children, then of course, Hayes mentioning that Embiid has lost a brother and it's why he started the foundation, would be relevant. That's one of a very few instances where you'd bring up something like that.
It's ethics 101 as a journalist.
Hayes emphasizes that the birth of his son was a turning point in his career, and that whom he wants to leave a legacy for, but then infers Embiid is not doing that, because he's 'not showing up for work'.
You don't use the tragedy of someone's family member in a hit piece about them not playing basketball.
Who is Hayes to judge on Embiid's legacy that he passes onto his son? Embiid is the only judge, jury and executioner of that. Not Hayes. Not you. Not me. Not anyone else.
NO he's saying Embiid ISN'T doing a good job because he's OVERWEIGHT and OUT OF SHAPE which we both know is a damn fact which is why Embiid is salty.
You need to step up your reading comprehension.
Let me break it down for you in layman's since you're having a hard time:
Hayes says that Embiid wants to leave a legacy for his son
Hayes then immediately says right after "well, in order to be great at your job, you first have to show up for work. Embiid has been great at just the opposite".
It's important to note that one statement immediately follows the other to draw reference to.
Hayes is stating Embiid's job is his legacy. Hayes is stating Embiid is not showing up to his job and it's affecting his legacy. The same legacy that Embiid has said he wants to leave for his son (which Hayes points out).
Do you understand this now?
It wasn’t a punch, it was a shove
