Kentavious Caldwell-Pope apparently received a jarring welcome to his new city after signing this summer with the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n
Caldwell-Pope’s wife McKenzie said in video posted<\/a> Friday to her TikTok the couple’s penthouse unit was struck by lightning minutes after she signed a lease in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n According to McKenzie, the strike sounded like a loud bang followed by water pouring through cracks in the ceiling.<\/p>\n McKenzie added she fled the apartment by descending 14 flights of stairs because the strike had knocked out the building’s elevators.<\/p>\n McKenzie added she had been told by an electrician there was a 1 in 400 million chance of an apartment unit getting struck like the Caldwell-Popes’.<\/p>\n Caldwell-Pope, who played key roles in championship runs with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020 and Denver Nuggets in 2023, spent last season with the Memphis Grizzlies.<\/p>\n He averaged 8.4 points through 51 games before he was shut down for the season after undergoing February surgery<\/a> on his right pinkie.<\/p>\n Caldwell-Pope will hope to receive better luck in terms of both health and home as he gears up for his first season as a depth option in a backcourt led by Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.<\/p>\n