After their loss to the Miami Heat left their record at 2–11, the Philadelphia 76ers hosted a team meeting on November 18 to discuss their issues.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the full details.
One of the most notable details was Tyrese Maxey calling out Joel Embiid for being late to team activities and how that affected the locker room.
It read like a tense argument between the two teammates. However, ex-Sixers guard Lou Williams clarified what happened between Maxey and Embiid in the locker room.
The latest details from their locker room conversation
Williams gave an inside scoop on what he heard from Sixers top brass about what happened Run it back.
“I ended up talking to some guys from the 76ers on the phone. By all accounts, this was kind of blown out of proportion,” Williams said, going on to say it wasn’t so much an outburst as just a conversation. about accountability.
Williams further refuted the idea that it was a fight, while noting Maxey’s relationship with Embiid.
“It wasn’t so much Tyrese Maxey challenging Joel Embiid as was made out. It was a conversation about responsibility. By all accounts, those guys are doing a great job,” Williams continued. “They sat next to each other when we were on the phone, laughing and giggling, having a good time and trying to get this team back on the same page.”
The Sixers are poised to have their entire roster healthy in the coming days, with their Big Three playing together for the first time on Wednesday. Their season hasn’t started the way they wanted, but they still have plenty of time to right the ship.
Williams played for the Sixers from 2005 to 2012. He never won any of his three Sixth Man of the Year awards during his time there, but found his exact place as a player with the team. He left two years before the Sixers drafted Embiid.
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