76ers player’s mother jokingly scolds son for emphatic outburst after big hit
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Philadelphia 76ers second-year forward Justin Edwards had a big game off the bench in the team’s 102-100 victory Tuesday night, but he received a reprimand from his mother.
Edwards scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field, including 5-of-6 from downtown, in 27 minutes. He added three rebounds, three assists and a steal to his stat line. He led the 76ers in scoring, just ahead of Tyrese Maxey’s 21 points. Andre Drummond added 14 points and 13 rebounds in the win.
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Philadelphia 76ers forward Justin Edwards shoots in front of Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Nov. 11, 2025. (Bill Streicher/Image Images)
The Sixers’ Justin Edwards goes up to shoot against the Boston Celtics’ Derrick White on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Edwards was asked at the team’s postgame media availability what he yelled after his 3-pointer put the 76ers ahead with 4:43 left in the fourth quarter. He had to think about it, but his mother intervened.
“I know what he said. He’s going to get beat up,” Ebony Twiggs said, causing everyone in the room to laugh.
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Edwards was blushing a little.
“Well, she knows,” he said with a sheepish smile, adding that he said, “Let’s go.”
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 24 points. Boston failed to maintain an eight-point lead with six minutes remaining.
The 76ers added Edwards last season as he went undrafted despite playing for the Kentucky Wildcats in college. He played 44 games with Philadelphia in the 2024-25 season, averaging 10.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
In nine games this season, Edwards is averaging 6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.
Philadelphia 76ers forward Justin Edwards reacts after his three-pointer against the Boston Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Nov. 11, 2025. (Bill Streicher/Image Images)
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Philadelphia moved to 7-4 with the victory. Boston fell to 5-7.
The News contributed to this report.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor at News Digital.