Daily News | Inside Sixers: Tyrese Maxey’s keepsake, a ‘Hustle’ reunion and the best locker room tidbits from the week
CHICAGO — Nipsey Hussle’s Blue Laces 2 blasted through a side hallway inside the United Center minutes after the 76ers’ 114-109 victory over the Bulls Saturday night.
It was an appropriate moment for the self-deprecating comment. After a disappointing 1-4 start, the Sixers have rebounded with road victories over the Toronto Raptors and Bulls — two playoff-caliber opponents — on consecutive nights.After the visitors’ locker room inside Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena had almost cleared out late Friday, a Sixers staffer handed Tyrese Maxey a paper box score.
“We don’t play this game for stats. We don’t play this game for points,” Maxey said. “That’s not what it’s about. It’s a team sport. It’s a competition. At the end of the day, having more points than they do when there’s zeros across the board, that’s all that matters. That’s why this one was way better [than when I scored 46].”When P.J. Tucker lined up for both national anthems in Toronto, the lyrics to “O, Canada” came flooding back.
Still, the 37-year-old forward calls Toronto “like a little second home,” because it is where he began to establish himself as an NBA player before and after a stint playing in Europe.As Doc Rivers walked out of his pregame news conference ahead of Friday’s victory over the Raptors, the Sixers coach happened to cross paths with Juancho Hernangomez near the tunnel.
And when asked which Sixer was the best actor, Hernangomez gave props to Harris. They shot an “intense” scene playing one-on-one on an outdoor court, in front of a large crowd that included rappers and streetball players.
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