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Murphy: Sixers still need time, and patience

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Within a span of 10 minutes Tuesday morning, two different 76ers identified Will Smith as their childhood idol, their voices fading with awe as they recounted an appearance by the actor and part-owner at a team dinner atop One Liberty Place the previous night. While Nerlens Noel used the word "starstruck" to describe the appearance, Jahlil Okafor advocated for a critical reconsideration of Smith's performance in 2007's I Am Legend.

"He made it one hell of a movie," the second-year center said.

The big takeaway from all of this is that it's a damn good thing there is no Arts and Culture component to an NBA season.