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PHILADELPHIA — On Monday night, as Tyrese Maxey spent 40 minutes slicing through the Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George sat on the bench taking in the show.

He gave the stank face as Maxey hit a defender with a crossover and stepped back and knocked home a 3-pointer. Then, he looked over and tapped the shoulder of his teammate, point guard Kyle Lowry.

“It was a crazy moment,” George told The Athletic . “I looked at Kyle, and I said, ‘Yo, Tyrese really got better.’”

It’s not easy to impress NBA players, especially NBA players who have been to All-Star Games and have been on All-NBA teams. Yet Maxey seems t

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