The Sixers went into a weird afternoon game without Joel Embiid and Paul George on the first leg of a back-to-back and got absolutely smoked by the Charlotte Hornets.
Two things have come to define the Sixers in recent years: Getting no further than the second round of the playoffs and ducking under the luxury-tax threshold a
Before Philadelphia, Buck or Long Island Lutheran (often called LuHi), there was a teenager leaving behind the comfort of his beloved ocean in the Bahamas for the pursuit of a dream.
Joel Embiid notched a triple-double while Tyrese Maxey scored 36 points and dished 10 assists to power the Sixers to a thrilling victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday.
The Sixers hope to convert both of their two-way standouts to standard deals "at some point during the regular season," according to longtime NBA insider Marc Stein.
With Paul George ruled out shortly before tip-off and Joel Embiid unavailable, Tyrese Maxey was left to carry the load on the second night of a back-to-back.