Fresh off a 19-point effort in a Philadelphia 76ers win over the Milwaukee Bucks on the road on Thursday, Tyrese Maxey was back in action on Friday. This time, however, he was in Cleveland as one of Philadelphia’s representatives at All-Star weekend. While Joel Embiid will be a participant in the actual All-Star game on Sunday night, Maxey participated in the Clorox Rising Stars game and Clutch Challenge on Friday night. The second-year guard out of Kentucky was selected by Team Worthy, which was led by Los Angeles Lakers legend James Worthy. They faced off with Team Isiah in the first Rising Stars game.
After the second Rising Stars game, Maxey and Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes partnered in the Clorox Clutch Challenge. A better name for that pairing may have been the Clorox Choke Challenge, though.