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Ted Lasso became an iconic show in short order.
The Jason Sudeikis-led comedy series about an American football coach who becomes a football (soccer) coach became a cultural phenomenon.
One of the most popular characters is Roy Kent, the grizzled old veteran of A.F.C. Richmond. Kent, portrayed by writer and comedian Brett Goldstein, was once a star of the Premier League, but he’s on his last legs when we meet him in the show.
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Fans of Kent made up a song at his peak, one they serenaded him with as he gets hurt and leaves the pitch for the final time.
He’s here, he’s there, he’s every-fucking-where, Roy Kent, Roy Kent
Though he’s only in his second year — and is the polar opposite of “grizzled” — VJ Edgecombe has embodied that song in his young NBA career. There was no clearer example of that than his performance in the Sixers’ 123-112 win over the Toronto Raptors Thursday night.
With LeBron James out of the lineup, Edgecombe stepped into a bigger role and looked comfortable in it.
“I’m blessed to have a group of guys around me that’s encouraging,” Edgecombe said postgame. “They help me with confidence.”
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Edgecombe scored 15 points with multiple dazzling finishes at the rim, a couple serious dunks (and then teasing the possibility of doing the dunk contest postgame) and a three. He drove to the rim and made the right reads all night, finding his teammates for eight assists. He continued to crash the glass at a high level for a guard, pulling down eight rebounds. He also continued to defend at a high level, recording three steals and a block.
All of this and the general winning plays he makes on a nightly basis have become what’s expected of him.
“I just tell him to go do that VJ stuff,” Tyrese Maxey said. “Literally, that’s exactly what I tell him. I say, ‘Hey, man, go do that VJ stuff that you do,’ and he literally goes out there and does VJ stuff. He had 15, eight and eight tonight. Who knows? Next game it may be 20, four and four. He just does VJ stuff. He gets us loose balls. He makes winning plays. He defends. He scores. He does it all.”
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Publish date : 2026-11-13 18:23:00
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