Tyrese Maxey opens up on adversity, mental challenges with Sixers

Tyrese Maxey opens up on overcoming adversity and mental challenges with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is getting ready to enter only his fourth season in the league, but he has been through a lot in his career.

Maxey was unable to participate in the NCAA Tournament while at Kentucky due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he then had an abnormal pre-draft process due to the pandemic, and then played his rookie season in empty arenas for half the season. That was then followed up by the Ben Simmons situation, playing a lead role at a young age, an injury, and now the James Harden situation.

The young guard from Kentucky sat down with former Sixers guard JJ Redick on “The Old Man and the Three” to discuss what he has had to overcome: