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Tyrese Maxey, the Philadelphia 76ers guard, spoke at length about how the Los Angeles forward LeBron James, 38, showed up an hour early to the gym to beat him. The 23-year-old narrated a moment from their interaction wherein the future NBA Hall of Famer told him, “I can’t let you beat me to the gym.”
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After the 76ers took on the Lakers at the Wells Fargo Center, the young rising sensation Tyere Maxey, in his appreciation for LeBron James, talked about how the NBA veteran hasn’t slowed down yet, terming it the most “crazy part” for him. He also looked up to him for his drive to be the young 22-year-old at the later stages of his basketball career.
During the post-game press conference, Tyrese Maxey said this about LeBron James to the reporters, “The numbers, everything speaks for itself. He is also someone who is pretty good at basketball. And I feel like his work ethic now…. He hasn’t slowed down, which is a crazy part to me.” “He has what four MVPs, 5 MVPs. He has all those things like his accolades are through the roof. And for him to still go out there. And you know, his want to, his drive to be the young 22-year-old to the gym who hasn’t done anything, that just shows who he is,” Maxey added.
Watch the video of Tyrese Maxey appreciating LeBron James here:
LeBron James suffers biggest loss in his NBA career after 76ers steamroll Lakers 138-94
At the Wells Fargo Center, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid played a pivotal role in LeBron James suffering his biggest NBA loss after the Philadelphia 76ers steamrolled the LA Lakers by 138-94. With the 44-point win on Monday, November 28, the 76ers extended their win streak against the Lakers in the regular season to seven matches.
Moreover, during this lopsided game, LeBron James played the most minutes in the history of the NBA, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
