Daily News | Inside Sixers: Joel Embiid’s waiting game, T.J. McConnell honors Damar Hamlin and more behind-the-scenes moments from the week
Joel Embiid leaned over Shake Milton’s shoulder to lock in on the 76ers’ guard’s cellphone as it streamed the final minutes Donovan Mitchell’s 71-point outburst Monday night.
The Sixers went 2-1 this week, topping the New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers before falling to the Chicago Bulls Friday to halt their Yet this return to the Wells Fargo Center carried even greater emotional weight. The former Sixers guard walked into the arena wearing the jersey of Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety whoafter a hit during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The terrifying on-field event occurred during the Sixers’ win over the Pelicans. Coach Doc Rivers opened his postgame press conference offering prayers to Hamlin, saying, “It’s tough when you see that in sports, or in anything.” It was also a topic among players in the Sixers’ locker room that night.As Rivers sat down for his pregame news conference ahead of Friday’s loss to the Bulls, he asked how his high-school alma mater, Proviso East in Maywood, Ill., was playing so far this season.
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