"Abbott Elementary" continues to embrace Philadelphia sports culture with its latest instance starring the 76ers. Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe and Jaylen Brown made a surprise appearance on the season premiere on Wednesday night, though their visit to the fictional Philadelphia school didn't exactly go as planned.
The cameo occurred during a scene in which history teacher Jacob Hill (played by Chris Perfetti) made an Instagram post asking the Philadelphia 76ers to build a playground at Abbott Elementary. Hill had learned that the Philadelphia Eagles build a free playground for a local school each year, but the team had already selected another school. After a group of impostors wearing Sixers jerseys convinced Hill they were bench players, the real NBA stars arrived to answer his request.
Maxey introduced himself, Edgecombe and the team's "new guy," Brown, telling Hill that he'd seen his post and found it "very effective." There was just one problem: Hill, who isn't particularly familiar with men's sports, didn't recognize them. "If you're the Sixers, then where's LeBron James?" Hill asked. "This is going to sound like a lie, but he's actually running up the 'Rocky' steps right now," Maxey replied. Unconvinced, Hill dismissed the trio, and as they walked away he admitted, "I really got to start watching men's sports."
Ahead of the Season 6 premiere, creator and star Quinta Brunson, a West Philadelphia native, shared a photo with the three players on Instagram. Maxey responded with a goat emoji. The NBA trio joins a growing list of Philadelphia sports figures who have appeared on the ABC comedy, including Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts in a virtual Season 3 appearance, Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, and Flyers mascot Gritty.
Source: ESPN NBA · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing