Fan drilled with errant pass while on her phone sitting courtside at NBA play-in tournament

A pistillate paid the eventual terms for not paying attraction to high-octane hoops portion sitting courtside.

During Wednesday night's Philadelphia 76ers-Orlando Magic play-in tourney game, a pistillate who had level seats was connected her telephone erstwhile a walk from Paolo Banchero went haywire.

Just astir everyone successful the vicinity of the hoops moved retired of the way, but for the 1 idiosyncratic who the shot was successful a nonstop enactment toward.

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VJ Edgecombe of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates a handbasket by Paul George during the archetypal fractional of an NBA play-in tourney crippled against the Orlando Magic astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pa., April 15, 2026. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

The unsuspecting pistillate took the shot close to the head, and it ricocheted respective rows down her.

76ers prima Tyrese Maxey rushed implicit to cheque connected the woman. She is said to person toughed retired the remainder of the game.

Hopefully, for her sake, it was worthy it, arsenic the Sixers earned a 109-97 triumph to clinch the seventh effect successful the Eastern Conference.

Maxey, named an Eastern Conference All-Star starter for the archetypal clip successful his career, scored 7 consecutive points precocious successful the 4th to springiness the Sixers immoderate breathing country against a Magic squad that wasted a accidental to play this crippled astatine location with a precocious illness successful a nonaccomplishment to the Boston Celtics successful the play finale. Maxey finished with 31 points connected the night.

Philadelphia 76ers defender Tyrese Maxey reacts with fans successful the last seconds of a crippled against the Orlando Magic successful the play-in circular of the 2026 NBA playoffs astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pa., April 15, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

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VJ Edgecombe added 19 points and 11 rebounds.

The Sixers present look those aforesaid Celtics successful the archetypal circular of the NBA playoffs.

Joel Embiid had an exigency appendectomy past week successful Houston. While the 76ers haven’t fixed a timetable for his return, the two-time scoring champion returned to the squad Wednesday, astonishing teammates successful the locker country and watching the crippled from the bench.

The Magic volition present play the Charlotte Hornets, who kept their play live by defeating the Miami Heat Tuesday.

Philadelphia 76ers guardant Paul George talks with guards Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe during a interruption successful the 3rd 4th against the Orlando Magic successful the play-in circular of the 2026 NBA playoffs astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pa., April 15, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

Sixers fans chanted "We privation Boston!" successful the waning moments, but it mightiness beryllium champion to wage heed to bid history. The 76ers person mislaid their past six playoff bid against the Celtics. Philadelphia past topped Boston successful a bid successful 1982.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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