Immediately following the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Miami Heat on Monday night, the team held a private meeting in the locker room where a call to have a sense of urgency took place. In this meeting, All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey challenged and called out former league MVP Joel Embiid about being “late for everything” and how it has impacted the team’s locker room atmosphere, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
While this may seem unorthodox for a fifth-year player who just earned All-Star honors for the first time last season to put one of the best players in the league on blast in front of the entire team, Maxey and Embiid have held tremendous respect for one another through the years. These two have a history of holding one another accountable, which is why Maxey’s comments following Monday’s loss to the Miami Heat were needed.
In addition to Maxey’s comments to Embiid, the 76ers players made it clear to head coach Nick Nurse that they want to be coached harder given their lackluster 2-11 start to the season. As a result, the Sixers coaches and Nurse responded by saying that more effort and purpose need to go into their preparation for games.
This is a developing story that will be updated shortly.
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