NBA ALL-STAR SKILLS CHALLENGE

February 17, 2024

Tyrese Maxey

Team All-Stars

Press Conference

Q. That was obviously like the formatting was different than it typically is. I'm curious how you even learned what you guys were doing, the format, just all of that.

TYRESE MAXEY: Honestly, I think that the home team rigged this. I think we won the passing. They told me the lines were going to be on the court when we did the obstacle course, whatever you want to call it, and it didn't happen.

We tried our hardest. Me and Scottie did have some mishaps. He dribbled the ball off his foot. I don't know what was going on with that, but that's okay.

Q. Was it still fun?

TYRESE MAXEY: I had a blast. I thought we had a chance to win, giving ourselves a chance to win, winning the shooting competition, and couldn't make a half-court shot. It happens like that.

Q. You did make the half-court shot. When you see the Pacers guys struggling --

TYRESE MAXEY: Yeah, they start struggling. Once you start shooting them and you get a little tired, you get a little winded, the shot gets further and further, the basket gets smaller and smaller. Shout out to the other Tyrese. He made a shot.

Q. What do you think you'll remember about your first All-Star Saturday night?

TYRESE MAXEY: I think all the support. My entire family's here, a lot of friends. A couple of the Sixers staff, organization, media people. It's just been great, honestly. I'm just extremely happy. I think it's a great opportunity for myself to just go out here and kind of decompress and have fun and get ready for the second half of the season.

Q. How much different has it been to be an All-Star than a Rising Star? How much different has the weekend been?

TYRESE MAXEY: Extremely different. But good different, though, not bad different. Good different. More people know you. I've done a lot more media stuff, a lot more appearances and whatnot, but it's been great.

I've had a great time. I can't wait to cap it off and try to get us a W tomorrow.

Q. With all the events you've done throughout the last couple of days, what's been your favorite? What's been the coolest thing?

TYRESE MAXEY: I think seeing the billboard on the skyscraper on the building, that was really cool.

That and then also I had a dinner with New Balance and my family, my entire family -- nieces, sisters, my dad, my mom, my grandma. That's amazing to me because it's a family. They've done a lot for me and my family as well. To do that and have that family moment, that was great.

Q. Tyrese, you and Scottie are friends. Just wondering if it's special to kind of be All-Stars for the first time together?

TYRESE MAXEY: It is. It's great. We really tried to come out here and redeem ourselves from our Rising Stars performance, which I think we did, honestly. We made some big shots, but we just weren't able to cap it off with a W.