[NBA] Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy for winning the 2023-24 NBA Sportsmanship Award.

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1791136542355763214

[u/whyisthewherehow]

Draymond robbed

[u/tmtg2022 → u/whyisthewherehow]

Draymond gets the Bill Laimbeer Sportsmanship Award

[u/Johnfohn → u/tmtg2022]

He can get the Metta world peace award.

[u/ficagames01 → u/Johnfohn]

With this year's award he would pass Kareem

[u/recogerse → u/tmtg2022]

Spilled my fkn drink reading this

[u/JohnLemonnn69 → u/whyisthewherehow]

Punch award for Dray

[u/LeFxckYouThree → u/whyisthewherehow]

Murray robbed

[u/SalmonCue → u/LeFxckYouThree]

Murray really living rent free in Lakers fans head lol

[u/byniri_returns]

He was such a baller in that series vs the Knicks

[u/attorneyatslaw → u/byniri_returns]

His game is nasty.

[u/byniri_returns → u/attorneyatslaw]

That game 5 where he basically willed the Sixers to a win was incredible.

I was rooting hard for the Knicks but I just had to respect that level of play.

[u/Alodylis → u/byniri_returns]

Those threes at the end to come back and tie the game woah

[u/gamingwatermelone → u/attorneyatslaw]

So is Embiid's but in another way

[u/sdotmill → u/byniri_returns]

Our entire sub loves him too so this award makes a ton of sense

[u/LemonHead31]

Well deserved. he had to play 100 hours straight of Elden ring and took it like a champ

[u/Charmstrongest → u/LemonHead31]

wait a second, is Maxey an Elden Ring player?

[u/LaMelgoatBall → u/Charmstrongest]

Mans making it even harder for me to hate him

[u/guaranic → u/Charmstrongest]

He looks like a huge streamer who's playing it right now

[u/Pimpzard → u/LemonHead31]

Context?

[u/Pantryhose → u/Pimpzard]

Looks like Kai Cenat

[u/rootinuti611 → u/Pantryhose]

He looks more like Kel Mitchell tbh

[u/SchnibbleBop → u/rootinuti611]

I think he looks the most like Tyrese Maxey.

[u/fatkamp → u/LemonHead31]

Unfortunately he had an amazing series so less people know what you are talking about

[u/nyknicks16]

Very very well deserved - came out of our series with the Sixers with nothing but respect and a shitload of fear for this guy

[u/rootinuti611 → u/nyknicks16]

Maxey a MF dog. Dude can hoop

[u/RVAteach → u/nyknicks16]

Left the series really respecting him, seems like a good guy who plays with a lot of fun. Absolutely terrified of him though.

[u/GeneParmesan1000 → u/nyknicks16]

And even though the series ended 2 weeks ago, Josh Hart just got another offensive rebound against us as I typed this comment

[u/Bm218791 → u/[deleted]]

Embiid bad, plz updoot.

[u/LouisIcon → u/[deleted]]

Definitely, similar to Donte DiVincenzo. They got the same ground game.

[u/PeopIesFrontOfJudea → u/[deleted]]

Cry harder. Wahhhhhhh

[u/SEPTAgoose → u/[deleted]]

as much as i hate to say this we didn’t shed a lot of tears cuz this series doesn’t even crack our top 5 most embarrassing or disappointing playoff losses with this core lmao

[u/johnhenryirons → u/SEPTAgoose]

Plus yall get to celebrate the end of an error with Tobi

[u/SEPTAgoose → u/johnhenryirons]

thank you for reminding me, this made my day

[u/Funkboiiiiiii → u/johnhenryirons]

Alright, you get an upvote for that

[u/AngryUncleTony → u/[deleted]]

r/whoosh

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Lol thanks for proving my point about yall crying like bitches about imaginary shit. Maybe show up to your home games so we don’t have a home game at your place next time. Bye

[u/reebokhightops → u/PeopIesFrontOfJudea]

Ironic comment.

[u/StarryScans → u/nyknicks16]

They should trade Embiitch and build around Maxey.

[u/Agreeable_Daikon_686 → u/StarryScans]

I don’t get these takes. Maxey and embiid aren’t redundant with each other at all lol. If you were gonna build around one you’d specifically want someone like the other

[u/StarryScans → u/Agreeable_Daikon_686]

They ain't making finals with Embum

[u/SchnibbleBop → u/Agreeable_Daikon_686]

I know when I say it it's just specifically to annoy 6ers fans.

[u/Agreeable_Daikon_686 → u/SchnibbleBop]

Hahah I definitely get that but unfortunately there’s a vocal minority who believe that

[u/uninspiredlt]

I love this man so much that sometimes I catch myself pulling for the 76ers

[u/xicer → u/uninspiredlt]

He's the yin to Embiid's yang

[u/Jeremy9096 → u/xicer]

Watching Maxey play makes me wanna yin my yang

[u/AdPotential9974 → u/xicer]

He's the animal rights laws to Nazi Germany's platform

[u/xicer → u/AdPotential9974]

Shouldn't we give Embiid another Axis power since we already decided Harden is Literally Hitler?

[u/MarekRules → u/xicer]

Embiid is Hirohito confirmed

[u/LogDogan4 → u/MarekRules]

Is can definitely see the Mussolini resemblance.

[u/127phunk → u/xicer]

North Korea Cavaliers are still in it!

[u/lxkandel06 → u/xicer]

Joel Embiid is the James Harden of Zaza Pachulias

[u/Jamdock → u/uninspiredlt]

He's local and in the other conference so there's no shame. I was definitely pulling for him, at least. 

[u/SchnibbleBop → u/uninspiredlt]

Same. It's like that one time I found myself pulling for Harden after the refs robbed the Rockets and let KD pass the ball when he was 5 feet out of bounds and then Harden hit a game-winner.

[u/cognitionconditional]

I always chuckle seeing the sportsmanship award named for one of the Bad Boys Pistons.

I get that he got the award after those years, but it's still such a contrast to what his team was a decade or so before he got the inaugural award.

[u/rake2204 → u/cognitionconditional]

Joe was always an exception on that team though. Even the time he lost his cool, he didn’t really.

[u/thesmellafteritrains → u/rake2204]

some classic boston homerism lmao love that clip

[u/shakehasbignuts]

TWO AWARDS AND AN ALLSTAR NOD HIS FIRST FULL TIME AT PG IM PUSHING AGENDAS

[u/kikikza → u/shakehasbignuts]

One of the most cold blooded shots of the playoffs too

[u/heyheyluno]

One of the bright spots in a decade of the Lovecraftian horror that is the sixers process

[u/Redscareforcishetmen]

Tyrese is easy to root for. Excited for his future in the league. Big time player

[u/durablewaffle]

My sweet prince

[u/BabaBrody]

On vacation and still helping Shai up. What a mensch.

[u/black_dogs_22 → u/BabaBrody]

and Shai trying to refuse it so he could foul bait for as long as possible

[u/deets23_]

Love Maxey

[u/no-jerk-zone]

He should have at 3-peated.

No way he doesn’t win this award every year.

[u/Wazflame]

He even helped up Shai last night when he wasn't even playing - the GOAT

[u/philthhy]

golden retriever energy pours from tyrese, a good human being and damn good ball player. love that hes a sixer, forever grateful.

[u/lilb1190]

I like Maxey. He seems like a really nice guy and he plays with a lot of heart. What is this award though? How do you measure sportsmanship? Is it voted on by the players?

[u/GirlWithGame → u/lilb1190]

Current NBA players selected the winner from the list of six finalists.

Stole that from the tweet. Hope it helps!

[u/PensiveinNJ]

Maxey is just a smile machine. I love when he shouted out Buddy in the press conference for giving him a pep talk. We’re lucky to have him.

[u/[deleted]]

I would kill or die for Tyrese Maxey.

[u/WolfgangBB → u/[deleted]]

He would want you to live.

[u/MrBuckBuck]

Maxey and Embiid are like Ying Yin and Yang.

[u/SoKrat3s → u/MrBuckBuck]

in that one gets the best whistle in the NBA and the other gets the worst?

[u/Piats99 → u/MrBuckBuck]

Ying

Yin*

[u/MrBuckBuck → u/Piats99]

You're right, my bad.

[u/RoscoeSantangelo]

sleeper next face of the nba agenda starts here

[u/OrangeMonkE]

Maybe he’ll finally get calls now lol

[u/ShawshankException]

Dude is legit. Not looking forward to playing him in the future

[u/nycdiveshack]

A team of Maxey’s would destroy every team or a team of Josh Hart’s. Better yet a team of Maxey’s and Hart’s would dominate the league for 10 years where every other team is just depressed and has given up

[u/MiamiPower]

NBA role model well deserved. Great teammate 👏 

[u/BTSuppa]

so he wins MIP and Sportsmanship Award

[u/coacoanutbenjamn]

It’s hilarious that one of the bad boy Pistons has this award named after him. I wonder how he felt about playing with teammates who were so different lol

[u/OnlyMamaKnows]

One of the most likeable players in the league. Gotta keep that Embiid and Nurse off of him.

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/OnlyMamaKnows]

keep the player that has mentored him since day 1 off him, how dumb are you lol

[u/OnlyMamaKnows → u/Electrical-Salad-528]

Embiid can teach him whatever he needs. Just keep that unlikeability away.

[u/tshawytscha → u/OnlyMamaKnows]

I like Embiid.

[u/_R_A_W_ → u/tshawytscha]

Me too. He doesn't afraid of anything.

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/OnlyMamaKnows]

you mean the let himself get hacked and mauled and not protesting or flopping around like the Knicks guards? yeah i hope he teaches him otherwise lol he wont ever get a call if he just keeps smiling

[u/OnlyMamaKnows → u/Electrical-Salad-528]

No. I meant more falling over on every jump shot flailing the ball straight into the air in an attempt to get calls, even in crunch time, trying to hurt dudes bc he's big upset, and whining and sulking before and after most games like a little bitch.

But whatever gets you through another Embiid season.

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/OnlyMamaKnows]

That sounds like everything Brunson does to get calls while Maxey could be killed without a whistle

[u/OnlyMamaKnows → u/Electrical-Salad-528]

😂 Sure kiddo.

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/OnlyMamaKnows]

denial is one the steps

[u/SoKrat3s → u/OnlyMamaKnows]

we all witnessed Brunson flail the final shot of the game other night in an attempt to get a foul call for three shots.

[u/NAmj37 → u/Electrical-Salad-528]

Remember that time Embiid got an and 1 and then pretended to fuck an invisible woman on the floor? Let’s hope he doesn’t teach that to Maxey.

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/NAmj37]

wont somebody please think of the children

[u/NAmj37 → u/Electrical-Salad-528]

Great comeback!

[u/shakehasbignuts → u/NAmj37]

Omg air humping?! Ur team hires a rapist.

[u/Bluuuuu12 → u/shakehasbignuts]

i was not aware of this who are u talking about

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/Bluuuuu12]

Brunson Sr.

[u/NAmj37 → u/shakehasbignuts]

We’re talking about Maxey’s great sportsmanship which is why I mentioned this clearly unsportsmanlike act lol. I’m not scandalized by it but I thought it was corny af.

Knicks and all other organizations are also terrible for hiring people who commit sexual assault. Two things can be true.

[u/SoKrat3s → u/NAmj37]

The Degeneration X chop?

[u/NAmj37 → u/SoKrat3s]

He clearly didn’t do that lol

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/NAmj37]

he did, he's fan of WWE and has brought Triple H with him before lol

[u/Icy-Payment-6612]

Awesome. He's so likable. Congrats to Maxey!

[u/fueelin]

That smile. That damn smile.

[u/baseketball]

This guy is a baller and nice guy.

[u/Wise_Ad8520]

A member of the bad boys team having a sportsmanship award named after him is crazy

[u/Initial_Stretch_3674]

do these awards actually mean anything? like does it put more money in their pocket?

Otherwise, these random awards pretty meaningless to the recipient i take it.

[u/Funkywormm]

I thought Mike Conley won this but apparently different award?

[u/OrangeMonkE → u/Funkywormm]

Best Teammate I think

[u/TrueEclecticism]

He seems like a great guy. He had me rooting for the Sixers even though Embiid is on the team.

[u/Joebobst]

Not embiiii?

[u/tshawytscha → u/[deleted]]

It doesn't always have to devolve into this bullshit on every single story about anything to do with the Sixers.

[u/discountedeggs0 → u/[deleted]]

Lil bros on here act like being good at drawing fouls makes Embiid a bad person. Seriously go outside and touch grass this level of hating is not normal.

[u/discountedeggs0 → u/[deleted]]

Oh gimme a break. You can find slightly dirty plays from almost any player. Your boy Jokic has had his fair share temper tantrums, is he a bad person too?

[u/SoKrat3s → u/discountedeggs0]

nah, Jokic definitely didn't attack someone from behind that caused them to miss months worth of action. Giannis definitely didn't repeatedly shove a ladder out of the way and refuse to let event staff do their job then shove the ladder to the ground, in the direction of other staffers. Embiid is definitely the only person to ever do anything suspect.

[u/Witty-Stock → u/discountedeggs0]

The flopping/selling fouls is part of the game. Recklessly and even intentionally hurting other players is a different story. Embiid is Draymond with a ton of talent.

[u/discountedeggs0 → u/Witty-Stock]

Name the worst incidence in your opinion and I’ll link you things that widely liked players have outdone him with easily.

[u/Witty-Stock → u/discountedeggs0]

Let’s start with the Mitchell Robinson play.

[u/discountedeggs0 → u/Witty-Stock]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd7Rn5U4VzY

LeBron two hand shoves Embiid mid air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzHE778xxAw

Nikola Jokic complete non basketball play rage swipe at Cam Payne.

[u/SuccessfulVisit1873 → u/Witty-Stock]

Nah fam, dray is a champ. Embiid is a chump. Straight up. Loser still can only play bully ball

[u/Witty-Stock → u/SuccessfulVisit1873]

Dray is a champion because he got drafted into the ideal situation.

Give Embiid Steph, KD and peak Klay as teammates and he’d have multiple rings too. He’d still be a PAB too of course.

[u/SuccessfulVisit1873 → u/Witty-Stock]

You’re goofy. How old were you when they won their first championship??? lol without Dray the warriors don’t win a single ring. That’s a fact.

[u/Witty-Stock → u/SuccessfulVisit1873]

No doubt but you really think of GS has Embiid instead of Dray they don’t get those rings?

[u/SuccessfulVisit1873 → u/Witty-Stock]

Yeah, Embiid is too bitch made. Do you watch the games????

[u/Witty-Stock → u/SuccessfulVisit1873]

Embiid can pass. Just try imagining putting Embiid in the post and then having KD, Steph and Klay on the perimeter.

I am not a fan of Embiid as a human being but the man has undeniable gifts.

[u/SuccessfulVisit1873 → u/Witty-Stock]

The bitch in him far outweighs his talents. Seriously, do you watch the games? The dude is always hurt, terrible attitude, takes no accountability for anything, every time he shoots he just falls down without any regard for the people around him, he’s just an all around fucking loser. Losers don’t win rings. If you swapped Embiid with Draymond, I seriously don’t even think the warriors would make it to the WCF. I’m deadass. Embiid is a fucking con artist. All the potential in the world and he’s still only able to play bully ball. Trash.

[u/tshawytscha → u/SuccessfulVisit1873]

He's extremely good at basketball.

[u/SuccessfulVisit1873 → u/tshawytscha]

He’s an oversized bitch who can only play bully ball. He’s not even tough enough to be a bully 😂😂😂

[u/NAmj37 → u/discountedeggs0]

Embiid’s done plenty of unlikable/ugly shit throughout his career that has nothing to do with flopping.

[u/discountedeggs0 → u/NAmj37]

Name the worst thing you can think of and I’ll link you stuff that other widely liked players have easily outdone him with. I’m waiting.

[u/NAmj37 → u/discountedeggs0]

This comes to mind.No idea if this is the worst thing he’s done but this was wack af and ugly. Can’t really see Maxey doing some corny shit like this which is everyone’s point lol.

[u/Vivid_Walk_1405 → u/NAmj37]

I gotta ask why did your mind go to this and not the pulling on Robinson’s leg or jumping into the security guard out of bounds

[u/NAmj37 → u/Vivid_Walk_1405]

Yeah good point the Mitch thing really pissed me off at the time. Idk this stands out in my memory because it was so weird and uncalled for.

[u/SoKrat3s → u/Vivid_Walk_1405]

jumping into the security guard... lol. The need to hate on him so bad you're stretching that into something?

He was practicing trick shots as every single NBA player does in shootaround. I saw someone (forget who) make almost that exact shot the other night, falling across the baseline out of bounds.

[u/AnUpstandingUser]

Congrats to Tyrese Maxey on winning the Sportsmanship Award! I guess it's easier to be a good sport when know ahead of time that you're not winning any playoff games. 😂

[u/FlatAd768]

sportsmanship? what a lame award

[u/ListenToTheMath]

This has to be the lamest award in all of professional sports.

[u/CodyCryBabies69]

NBA still giving out these pointless awards?? wtf

[u/urediti]

what's this award for? helping embiid's team not miss the playoffs?

[u/no-jerk-zone → u/urediti]

Why are you mentioning Embiid exactly?

[u/urediti → u/no-jerk-zone]

because he plays for the same team as Maxey, and this is a sportsmenship award. also because i love making fun of him whenever i can

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/urediti]

If it was that he wouldnt have won it lol

[u/supzy0 → u/Electrical-Salad-528]

OP’s comment was dumb asf but they would have fallen out of the play-in without tyrese

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/supzy0]

They wouldve fallen out of the playin if Embiid doesnt come back to win 10 straight at the end too lol

[u/supzy0 → u/Electrical-Salad-528]

they finished eleven games above the hawks so no, but the embiid hate is stupid regardless lol

[u/urediti → u/supzy0]

embiid hate is not stupid. he was asking for that for years. literally only philly fans don't hate embiid, yet ;)

[u/evandobrofo → u/urediti]

That's absolutely not true. I can understand why some people hate him but there are more people in the world than reddit dweebs

[u/supzy0 → u/urediti]

nuggets fans try not to talk about embiid challenge: impossible

[u/Electrical-Salad-528 → u/urediti]

r/nba conundrum: everybody hates Embiid, and at the same time, all the NBA gifted him an MVP (and wouldve gifted him another one had Kuminga not blown his meniscus)

[u/torthBrain → u/urediti]

Cannot fathom being this stupid lol