Inside Sixers: Nico Batum's decision, Kelly Oubre Jr.'s unfinished business, and more after Game 6 defeat

Before Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey fielded end-of-season questions together in a move that felt convenient and symbolic, Maxey wheeled his chair over to Embiid's locker for their final postgame chat of the 2023-24 season. Nico Batum, meanwhile, lingered even after he had finished his icing routine. Disappointment permeated the 76ers' locker room following a Game 6 loss to the New York Knicks to end a first-round playoff series that was rugged, and thrilling, and perpetually down-to-the-wire. The Sixers simply got beat in a series with a cumulative one-point differential.