The Philadelphia 76ers fell a terrible 2-11 on Monday night, prompting a team meeting after another loss in Miami. Head coach Nick Nurse wouldn’t elaborate further in his postgame presser, but we’re learning some details now.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported more in his latest story.

“The loss to the Heat was the fourth in a row for the 76ers, prompting veteran guard Kyle Lowry to call for the meeting — a much-needed heart-to-heart and a call to action and urgency, sources told ESPN, in which both players and coaches held each other accountable and took mistakes early in the season.

During the meeting, Maxey challenged Embiid to be on time for team activities, calling out the former league MVP on being late “for everything” and how it affects the locker room, from other players to the coaching staff, sources told were informed about the meeting. ESPN.

According to those on the team, Maxey and Embiid have a close friendship and a history of holding each other accountable.

“Tyrese loves Big Fella, but this is the elephant in the room,” a person involved in the meeting told ESPN.”

As mentioned above, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid have a close friendship that has developed since the young guard arrived in Philadelphia in 2020. While a team meeting at the beginning of the season is never a good sign, it is important that the top talent stick together. responsible.

The Sixers as a whole have struggled mightily, but there is likely even more pent-up frustration on Embiid’s part. During the first few weeks, Embiid was given ‘a plan’ to increase his fitness and keep his knee under control. Then there was the Marcus Hayes incident that boiled over and led to a three-match suspension. All of this could play a role in Joel’s frustration and lack of enthusiasm early in the season.

Charania also added that “Embiid accepted the messages sent during the meeting, sources said, but he stated that he is confused about what the 76ers sometimes try to execute on the court.”

The lack of cohesion has been visible at almost every moment so far this year. It’s up to the players, along with Nurse, to streamline that process and show some results game over game. We still have to see a lot of that.

There is good news, though: Maxey is expected to return Wednesday in Memphis vs. the Grizzlies or at home against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.

There’s plenty of blame for the Sixers’ nightmare start. Now that they’ve aired their grievances, hopefully they can get things moving in the right direction from Wednesday.