VJ Edgecombe hasn’t seen the fan reaction to his breakout performance against Boston. He’s barely even left his house. “Nobody’s really seen me,” Edgecombe said jokingly. “I’ve been in my house. I go to my car,

While there were multiple standouts in the matchup, nobody shined brighter than VJ Edgecombe. As the No. 3 pick in the draft earlier this year, Edgecombe had a lot of eyes on him heading into his NBA debut.

They received a big performance from their backcourt as Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and rookie VJ Edgecombe dropped 34 in his NBA debut. Edgecombe, especially, had a historic debut. He had 14 points in the first quarter--the most by a player in the opening quarter of his debut since LeBron James scored 12 in the first back in 2003.

VJ Edgecombe reveals the surprising object he used as a makeshift basketball hoop while growing up in the Bahamas.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe got off to a historic start to his NBA career on Wednesday by breaking a 22-year-old record held by LeBron James. Edgecombe, the No. 3 overall pick out of Baylor, scored 14 points in the first quarter against the Boston Celtics to pass the NBA record previously set by James in 2003.

Coach Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics give their praise to Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe for his performance.

Nick Nurse has not been shy about the reality facing the 76ers. That they are, in their coach’s words, “digging ourselves out of a pretty big hole.” That’s life coming off a shocking 24-58 season, when sky-high hopes quickly descended into a dreadful,