Madness has unfolded in Philadelphia amid the 76ers' catastrophic 2024 season start. 

Among the worst teams in the NBA, the Sixers — who are shelling out a lot of money for players — are already showing signs of a collapse.

PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid #21 and Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers speak during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Wells Fargo Center on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Philly has won only two games out of 14 this season. Following its loss to the Miami Heat, a players-only meeting was held on Monday.

And Sixers star Joel Embiid is not happy that someone leaked the news.

"Whoever leaked that is a real piece of s**t," Embiid said after losing to Memphis on Wednesday. 

"But even then, we talked about a lot of things. I don't want to get into the details, but that whole thing probably took 30 seconds."

Veteran guard Kyle Lowry assembled the 76ers for the players-only meeting.

One of the most intriguing details was star guard Tyrese Maxey's bold decision to call out Joel Embiid as they tried for a reset.

Embiid, 30, has been criticized for missing too many games, and Maxey reportedly confronted Embiid for "being late" to team-related events.

NEW YORK - Tyrese Maxey #0 and Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers talk during the second half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

The 76ers gave Joel Embiid a four-year, $196 million supermax deal. So far, Embiid is underperforming, averaging 19.8 points a game. The former lottery pick averaged more than 30 points per game in the last two seasons.

Philly also signed former Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George to a four-year, $211.6 million deal this offseason. None of that money is currently showing up on the court. 

Early-season talk about the Sixers raises questions about this team's odds of reaching the playoffs with a bona fide Big Three.

Paul George also addressed the meeting, via his podcast.

"The whole meeting, that’s like, that’s normal in the NBA," PG-13 said. 

"Teams go through that. I’ve been on multiple teams where we’ll, at some point, have a meeting and a check-in if things aren’t going right or we know we could be playing better and we’re trying to get the best out of one another. 

"That’s normal. That happens. 
 

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