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Tyrese Maxey already earned the Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award while also being named to his first NBA All-Star Game. Now, he can add the Joe Dumars Trophy to his growing list of accolades and hardware. Known for his talent on the floor and character away from it, the former Kentucky star has won the 2023-24 NBA Sportsmanship Award, his first time earning the honor and second Philadelphia 76er to win it, joining Eric Snow in 1999-00. Presented annually since the 1995-96 season, the NBA Sportsmanship Award honors a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. The tro...
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The first round of the NBA Playoffs has been electric, to say the least. Whether it’s Jamal Murray making clutch shot after clutch shot or Cason Wallace making series-winning plays on defense, the ‘Cats have been balling out this postseason. That was no different on Thursday as the Philadelphia 76ers were tasked with defending home court against the up-and-coming rival Knicks. Being down 3-2 in the series, Tyrese Maxey and the 76ers had their backs against the wall. Unfortunately for them, they came up just short, losing 118-115 in Game 6, thus ending their season. Philly relied on Joel Embiid...
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Tyrese Maxey channeled his inner Reggie Miller on Tuesday night. And while the former Wildcat didn’t exactly reach the eight points in nine seconds that Miller is famous for, he put on a memorable performance in Madison Square Garden. Let me set the scene real quick. Maxey and the 7-seed Philadelphia 76ers came into Game 5 trailing the first-round series 3-1 to the 2-seed New York Knicks. A loss for Philly would end its season. Reigning MVP Joel Embiid continues to play injured. A lot of the pressure was placed upon Maxey’s young shoulders. With 25 seconds left in regulation, the 76ers were do...
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With a gentlemen’s sweep in their sights, the New York Knicks were 28 seconds away from a second-round appearance in the NBA playoffs. Then, Tyrese Maxey entered the chat. With his Philadelphia 76ers down 96-90, Maxey pulled up and nailed a three-pointer to make it a one-possession game. As if that wasn’t enough, he got fouled and converted the four-point play to make it a two-point deficit. After Josh Hart went 1-for-2 from the free throw line, Maxey again rose to the occasion to nail a logo three-pointer to force overtime – stunning the Madison Square Garden faithful. It seemed like an impos...
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The happiest guy in the NBA has even more reason to smile. On Tuesday night, former Kentucky guard turned Philadelphia 76ers star, Tyrese Maxey, was named the league’s Most Improved Player for the 2023-24 season. The 23-year-old averaged 25.9 points, 6.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and one steal in 37.5 minutes per game for the Sixers while shooting 45 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from deep, and 86.8 percent from the line. He becomes the second Kentucky player to win the award, joining Julius Randle, who won it in 2021 with the New York Knicks. Maxey received 319 total points, just edging o...
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The NBA doles out seven annual awards for outstanding play in the regular season. Each award has three finalists and four former Kentucky Wildcats are candidates for the prestigious honors. OKC Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has two nominations. He’s being considered for Clutch Player of the Year and NBA MVP. The other two MVP candidates are Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, who is trying to win his third MVP Award in the last four years. A former Wildcat has never won an NBA MVP. SGA was one of three players in the NBA who averaged more than 30 points per game, finishing with a caree...
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The amount of guards in the NBA from Kentucky is staggering. From 2015-2020, John Calipari and Kentucky produced immense talent at the guard position, especially when it came to scoring the basketball. This is always on display in April-May for the NBA Playoffs, where some of the 28 active former Wildcats play for a chance at an NBA title. On Wednesday night, the 7-seeded Philadelphia 76ers faced off with the 8-seeded Miami Heat in the Play-In for a chance at a guaranteed spot in the Playoffs. A couple of those talented Kentucky guards were on display, too. The 76ers are led by Tyrese Maxey, w...
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There was a brief moment last night where Tyrese Maxey setting a career-high with 52 points, including a game-tying bucket at the end of regulation, was going to be the biggest story in the Kentucky sports world. Maybe not so much anymore. But anyway, uh…extra, extra, read all about it! Maxey, who has been on a tear since Joel Embiid has been sidelined, gobbled up a 50-burger on Sunday, including some late-game heroics. Down two with 2.7 seconds remaining on the clock in the 4th quarter, Maxey caught a pass of a well-drawn-up inbounds play and made a driving layup to send the game into overtim...
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In just over two weeks, the NBA Playoffs will begin on April 20th. Right now, a lot of teams and a lot of players are trying to coast their way into the postseason. However, the Philadelphia 76ers are just the 8-seed in the Eastern Conference. With Joel Embiid playing in just his second game back from injury, Tyrese Maxey has been tasked with carrying much of the load. Of course, Maxey has answered the call, and he put up incredible numbers yet again on Thursday night. Against the Miami Heat, Maxey scored a game-high 37 points on 15-26 (5-14 3PT) shooting. On top of that, he racked up 11 assis...
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