Daily News | Inside Sixers: Joel Embiid’s subtle celebration, Montrezl Harrell MVP moment and more behind-the-scenes anecdotes
LOS ANGELES — Joel Embiid noticed a familiar face as he walked through the visitors’ tunnel at Crypto.com Arena, and subtly lifted his hand into a thumbs-up.
“I don’t think I fouled him,” said Embiid, who also slyly slipped in that he believes he should be in the conversation for NBA defensive player of the year. “Physical play on both sides. You could have called a foul on the other end, too, a bump. It goes both ways, but I thought it was great defense and we got the win.
James Harden, who totaled 24 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds and orchestrated sharp late-game offense for the second night in a row?Harrell’s stat line was modest: two points and one rebound in 12 reserve minutes. But Rivers said Harrell persuaded him to challenge an out-of-bounds play that was overturned and gave the Sixers possession leading by two points with 1:06 remaining.
House played in 25 games for Utah with six starts, and averaged 6.8 points per game on 41.5% shooting from three-point distance. Though much of the Jazz’s roster and coaching staff turned over during an eventful 2022 offseason, House said he still keeps in touch with Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson and Rudy Gay.
House, though, has remained as engaged as possible. He is typically one of the last players off the floor at home shootarounds, including during a three-point contest last week when player development coach Reggie Redding playfully yelled “Shake-teen!” as teammate Shake Milton watched House bury 18 consecutive corner shots. While waiting to check in at the end of a timeout during Thursday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, De’Anthony Melton chatted at the scorer’s table with House.
That exchange was also a reminder that the Maxey-Milton friendship extends back to before they were both Sixers. While Milton was at SMU, Maxey’s father, Tyrone, was the program’s director of player development.Before Rivers finished up his pregame news conference for Thursday’s loss against Oklahoma City, an 8-year-old girl named Zoey stepped forward to ask two questions.“Yes,” said Zoey, who was the Junior 76ers kids reporter for the day.
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