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Tyrese Maxey<\/a>, VJ Edgecombe<\/a> and Jaylen Brown<\/a> made a surprise appearance on the season premiere of “Abbott Elementary” on Wednesday night, but their visit to the fictional Philadelphia school didn’t exactly go as planned.<\/p>\n

The cameo occurred during a scene in which history teacher Jacob Hill (played by Chris Perfetti) made an Instagram post asking the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> to build a playground at Abbott Elementary. Hill had learned that the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> build a free playground for a local school each year, but the team had already selected another school.<\/p>\n

After a group of impostors wearing Sixers jerseys convinced Hill they were bench players for the team, the real NBA stars arrived to answer his request.<\/p>\n

Maxey introduced himself, Edgecombe and the team’s “new guy,” Brown, telling Hill that he’d seen his Instagram post and found it “very effective.”<\/p>\n

There was just one problem: Hill, who isn’t particularly familiar with men’s sports, didn’t recognize them.<\/p>\n

“If you’re the Sixers, then where’s LeBron James<\/a>?” Hill asked.<\/p>\n

“This is going to sound like a lie, but he’s actually running up the ‘Rocky’ steps right now,” Maxey replied.<\/p>\n

“He loves that movie,” Brown added.<\/p>\n

Unconvinced, Hill dismissed the trio.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, right. Get the hell out of here, you tall jerks,” he said.<\/p>\n

As the players walked away, Hill made the admission:<\/p>\n

“I really got to start watching men’s sports.”<\/p>\n

Ahead of the Season 6 premiere, “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson, a West Philadelphia native who plays second-grade teacher Janine Teagues, shared a photo with the three players on Instagram. Maxey responded in the comments with a goat emoji.<\/p>\n

The NBA trio joins a growing list of Philadelphia sports figures who have appeared on the ABC comedy.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts<\/a> made a virtual appearance during the Season 3 premiere in February 2024, alongside former teammates Jason Kelce and Brandon Graham<\/a>. Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith<\/a> has also appeared on the show.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> slugger Kyle Schwarber<\/a> appeared in an episode filmed at Citizens Bank Park last season, while Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> mascot Gritty was in the Season 2 premiere.<\/p>\n

The Sixers have also been part of the show’s storylines before. Brunson’s character once dressed as former Philadelphia guard James Harden<\/a> for Halloween, and the teachers competed for courtside Sixers tickets in a Season 2 episode. Former Sixers player Andre Iguodala also made an appearance as a fictional love interest of principal Ava Coleman (played by Janelle James).br\/]<\/p>\n

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