Dallas Cowboys Fans probably weren’t happy with star running back Micah Parsons after they spotted him wearing a Philadelphia 76ers jersey to an NBA playoff game over the weekend.
But the two-time Pro Bowl linebacker apparently had a valid reason for representing his NFC East rival’s city.
Micah Parsons and Scoot Henderson on the court for the Sixers playoff game on May 7, 2023 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. (David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
Parsons, who is originally from Harrisburg, Pa., and went to Penn State before being drafted by the Cowboys with the No. 12 overall pick in 2021, created a social media frenzy when he was spotted courtside at the Sixers-Celtics Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday in a Tyrese Maxey jersey.
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«Micah Parsons wants to be an eagle so bad,» wrote one user on Twitter.
Micah Parsons wore a Tyrese Maxey jersey to the Sixers-Celtics Eastern Conference semifinal game on May 7, 2023 in Philadelphia. (David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
«Micah Parsons is looking forward to Philly so bad,» another account tweeted.
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But Parsons defended his jersey choice, noting that Maxey is from Texas.
Maxey, 22, excelled in Kentucky before being recruited by the 76ers in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft.
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Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers gestures after hitting a 3-pointer against the Brooklyn Nets on April 22, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Celts hosting the 76ers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night. The series is tied 2-2 and Philadelphia is coming off a Game 4 victory where James Harden led the team with 42 points.
Associated Press contributed to this report.