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Tyrese Maxey Works Out With Lakers Star LeBron James

When the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2021-2022 season ended with a Game 6 loss in the second round of the playoffs, young Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey stated an acronym

Justin Grasso

Tyrese Maxey Works Out With Lakers Star LeBron James
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When the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2021-2022 season ended with a Game 6 loss in the second round of the playoffs, young Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey stated an acronym that would live in his mind for the upcoming months.

“Somebody used a phrase earlier in the year when I was having a conversation,” said Maxey back in May. “He used the acronym of N.G.E, which is not good enough. I just wasn’t good enough. I’ll take that on the chin and use that as motivation the entire summer.”

Since joining the Sixers as a first-round pick in 2020, Maxey has established himself as one of the hardest workers on the team. Heading into his third NBA offseason, his teammates and coaches weren’t surprised by the young guard’s willingness to return to work immediately.

Throughout the offseason, Maxey’s participated in solo workouts with his personal trainer Chris Johnson. Recently, he was also spotted working out with his assistant coach Sam Cassell and his superstar teammate, James Harden.

Maxey’s workout partner this week was Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.

Seeing Maxey get to work with James shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Not only does Maxey share the same agent as LeBron, but the Lakers superstar has shown his support for the young Sixers guard on several occasions from the night he got drafted up until the second round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs.

As Maxey grows his game, he continues to earn respect from his peers. It seems LeBron James remains impressed with the Most Improved Player candidate as he gets to work with the young standout. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

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Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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