At the start of the second quarter Monday night, Jared McCain checked into his first NBA game.
Sure, it was only preseason and against non-NBA competition, but the rookie out of Duke still got to take the floor at the Wells Fargo Center in a Sixers jersey for the first time. Sporting a white headband, red and blue painted nails and a smile, McCain realized his lifelong dream.
“It’s the best feeling of my life,” he said postgame. “I was nervous, but that was amazing.”
The nerves were evident.
McCain picked up two fouls 24 seconds into his stint.