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76ers' Markelle Fultz, Kings' De'Aaron Fox are friends beyond basketball

The Kings beat the Sixers on Nov. 9 in Sacramento thanks to a game-winning shot from De’Aaron Fox, the No. 5 overall pick in last June’s draft, out of Kentucky.

That didn’t stop Sixers rookie and No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz from liking a post on Twitter showing a replay of Fox’s shot.

Even though Fultz is from Maryland and Fox went to high school in Texas, the two have been friends for years. They knew each other growing up, playing AAU against each other, and both played in the McDonald’s All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic in 2016 as high school stars.