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Jabari Smith Jr. pleads with Eagles fans to 'go to sleep' after Super Bowl

Houston Rockets rookie Jabari Smith Jr. has plenty on his plate as he wades through his first professional season.

Smith is serving as Houston's defensive anchor despite being just 19-years-old, and he is working through the grind of an 82-game season after appearing in just 34 games in his lone year at Auburn. And on Sunday night, Smith had to deal with yet another hurdle in his rookie campaign: rowdy Philadelphia fans.

The Rockets will face the 76ers in Philadelphia on Monday, one day after the Eagles narrowly lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.