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NBA Twitter Debates If Tyrese Maxey Was Fed Up With James Harden During ‘Bench Incident’ Against Miami
Things were decided pretty early between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their conference semifinal series.
So with almost five minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Doc Rivers subbed out his starters to grant them some rest for the upcoming games.
As Tyrese Maxey and James Harden headed to the bench though, fans couldn’t help but notice a strange interaction, or even altercation between the two. As Harden sat down next to Maxey, Maxey got up immediately to sit somewhere else.
While some fans believe Maxey actually was fed up with Harden, others believe that he was called over by assistant coach Sam Cassell.
Tyrese Maxey has already had enough of James Harden pic.twitter.com/eoPC3WginZ
— Guru (@DrGuru_) May 3, 2022
Stop painting narratives, clearly Sam Cassell called him over!!
— Charles custis (@Charlescustis1) May 3, 2022
lmaoooo dude is a cancer wherever he goes https://t.co/g3HVbwXO5S
— (@YungHaad) May 3, 2022
His coach called him over to sit next to him… https://t.co/A0vRBlElx5
— jahleel on the rise (@AirMikeel) May 3, 2022
Damn so James is the cancer huh lol https://t.co/4WG1z9rqdR
— The Voster (@Vo_Vision) May 3, 2022
Lmao harden had enough of dj and maxey had enough of harden
— Chef Curry (@baby_face_goat) May 3, 2022
it is assistant coach called hime over
— jordan (@J0rDAn_______) May 3, 2022
Trouble in paradise for 76ers? https://t.co/pzEHuLU5hD
— GreatWhiteBets (@GreatWhiteJawz) May 3, 2022
Niggas gettin tired of Harden not showin up https://t.co/cU2OOF2BY7
— BabyFace BOOG ✋ (@JBoogSoTrill) May 3, 2022
False narrative. Sam Cassell(who by the way might be the Sixers next Head Coach) is calling Maxey over to coach him up as he has done all season. And thats the attention the coaching staff should be giving a young player like Maxey. This experience is great for him #PhilaUnite https://t.co/fsrl2VU6mB
— Kyle Meakim (@Coach__Kyle) May 3, 2022
