Back to the Philadelphia 76ers Newsfeed

Report: Tyrese Maxey ‘challenged’ Joel Embiid in Sixers team meeting

The Philadelphia 76ers fell to an abysmal 2-11 Monday night, prompting a team meeting after another loss in Miami. Head coach Nick Nurse wouldn’t expand upon it in his postgame presser, but we are now learning some of the details.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported more in his latest story.

“The loss to the Heat was the fourth in a row for the 76ers, sparking veteran guard Kyle Lowry to call for the meeting — a much-needed heart-to-heart and a call to action and urgency, sources told ESPN, in which both players and coaches held each other accountable and took fault in the start to the season.