{
  "id": 16259553,
  "title": "Tyrese Maxey shuts down Stephen A. Smith’s Doc Rivers claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/tyrese-maxey-shuts-down-stephen-a-smiths-doc-rivers-claim",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T01:43:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tyrese-maxey-shuts-down-stephen-014304878.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tyrese Maxey strongly refuted Stephen A. Smith's claim that the former teammates had a meeting with Doc Rivers, where Maxey allegedly cried about James Harden's performance. Maxey stated that he has \"never even been\" to Rivers' home. This denial came after Maxey and Harden got into a physical altercation during a recent matchup, with officials and players separating them. Despite the incident, Maxey's Philadelphia team won their game against Cleveland, securing a 114-106 victory with Maxey contributing 32 points. Harden, on the other hand, contributed 16 points and five assists but committed six turnovers in that same game. Smith's comments about the 2023 playoffs, in which Harden struggled, were challenged by Maxey's response.",
  "summary": "Tyrese Maxey had a direct response to Stephen A. Smith’s account of a supposed visit with Doc Rivers: That visit never happened, per BleacherReport. On Friday’s First Take, Smith linked Maxey’s confrontation with James Harden to Philadelphia’s 2023 postseason exit against Boston. He claimed Maxey “went to (then-Sixers head coach) Doc Rivers’ crib […] The post Tyrese Maxey shuts down Stephen A.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Maxey scores 32 as 76ers rally from 29 down to beat Cavaliers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/maxey-scores-32-as-76ers-rally-from-29-down-to-beat-cavaliers-16153060",
        "published": "2026-10-23T04:49:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}