Tyrese Maxey expected to miss weeks

“They went kind of back and forth, and at some point, let’s say 90 seconds to two minutes into this, Joel shoves him. Team security stepped in, players surrounded the situation, and eventually, everyone dispersed. During all this, I am standing directly behind Joel because we were supposed to be talking to Tyrese Maxey postgame, and Tyrese was just kind of sitting there like, ‘What the hell do I do?’ I think it’s been a ‘What the hell do I do?’ moment for every single person in the immediate orbit immediately afterward.” -via YouTube / November 3, 2024

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Embiid appeared to get louder at that point, and not long afterward pushed Hayes on the shoulder while the team’s public relations chief got between them. Another PR person moved Tyrese Maxey’s interview to the hallway outside the locker room, trying to clear reporters.⁠ At the same time, a team security person asked the media not to report on what had happened. Embiid yelled over the security guard.⁠ “They can do whatever they want,” Embiid said. “I don’t give a s—-.”⁠ -via NBC Philadelphia / November 3, 2024

All of his teammates and coaches told him to not stop shooting after he missed those seven straight attempts. Some of his teammates only began building a bond with him in September. But they know the talent he possesses from watching or playing against him. The teammates and coaches who have been around beyond this season have seen Maxey will them to victories. “So they were like, ‘Dude, you know who you are?’” Maxey said. “Reggie Redding, one of our player development coaches, came up to me and said, ‘Listen, you know who you are. Be who you are. Stop overthinking. If you think you are going to make it, shoot it. If you think you are going to make a play, make the play. You always play like the right way.’” -via The Philadelphia Inquirer / October 28, 2024