Maxey and Embiid, who have not yet played together in the Sixers' 2-11 start, have a deep friendship outside of their All-Star on-court partnership. The team met after its 106-89 loss in Miami.

When Sixers head coach Nick Nurse took more than an hour to conduct his postgame press conference after his team experienced a horrific collapse in a loss to the Miami Heat — sinking their record to 2-11 — it did not require a detective to figure out what was going on.

Shams Charania reported that the 76ers held a team meeting after their loss to the heat. Of particular note is star point guard Tyrese Maxey calling out Embiid for his tardiness.