Daily News | World Cup final overtakes Sixers practice
Doc Rivers acknowledged it was difficult for the 76ers to focus during Sunday afternoon’s practice, which was scheduled during the middle of the World Cup final between Argentina and France.
Players and staff dissipated for extra time and the penalty-kick shootout, although boisterous reactions erupted through the facility at big moments. Tyrese Maxey’s status, meanwhile, appeared unchanged. Rivers said late last week that Maxey’s fractured foot likely needed a couple of more weeks to heal. He sustained the injury during a Nov. 18 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.Warriors’ Andre Iguodala reflects on his time as a Sixer: The fans ‘hold you accountable’
“Um … not wearing socks, and something was kind of on the ground,” House said Sunday. “... All we wanted to do was just make sure that nothing gets worse than what it was. It was something minor. We took care of it and we treated it.”
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