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Tyrese Maxey to Replace Davion Mitchell in Clorox Clutch Challenge

When the young stars of the NBA take the court for the Rising Stars games on Friday night in Cleveland, Ohio, Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey will have
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Tyrese Maxey to Replace Davion Mitchell in Clorox Clutch Challenge
Tyrese Maxey to Replace Davion Mitchell in Clorox Clutch Challenge

When the young stars of the NBA take the court for the Rising Stars games on Friday night in Cleveland, Ohio, Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey will have more of a role as he's been named a replacement for one of the events.

Originally, Sacramento Kings guard Davion Mitchell was expected to be one of eight participants in the Clorox Clutch Challenge on Friday night.

Unfortunately, Mitchell recently suffered an injury. Therefore, he won't participate in the event. The NBA announced on Thursday evening that Mitchell will be replaced by Tyrese Maxey.

The Announcement

Per the NBA, Maxey will team up with Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes. They'll be one of four teams participating. In addition to Barnes and Maxey, Desmond Bane, Tyrese Haliburton, Josh Giddey, Evan Mobley, Michael Foster Jr., and Fanbo Zeng will be the other participants in the challenge.

The Clorox Clutch Challenge is a team shooting competition. Teams will compete to make shots from five locations on the court tied to iconic shots made by members of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in the NBA Playoffs. The locations are inspired by Ray Allen, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, Damian Lillard, and Reggie Miller.

The players on each team must alternate shots, so no player shoots two times consecutively. Team 1 is given one minute and 30 seconds to make a shot from each of the five locations in any order. Team 1's time is then the marker for Team 2. If Team 1's time is 1:15, then Team 2 will have a 1:15 countdown clock to complete the competition. Each team that establishes a new standard sets the clock for the next team competing, and the fastest finisher will win the Clorox Clutch Challenge.

In addition to the Clutch Challenge, Maxey will also participate in the Rising Stars Competition. As a part of Team Worthy, Maxey joins Cole Anthony, MarJon Beauchamp, Josh Giddey, Jalen Green, Herbert Jones, and Jalen Suggs.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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