NBA all-star goes viral after struggling to use a can opener for an hour on Instagram Live

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There aren’t many people in the world who can do on the basketball court what Tyrese Maxey can do.

Prowess in the kitchen, however, is a completely different story.

In fact, if you can use a can opener, you have the Philadelphia 76ers star beat.

And, while many people probably would keep their struggle with a simple kitchen tool to themselves or use a search engine for a quick answer, Maxey showed that he has no problem asking for help from his followers.

In fact, the Sixers star went on Instagram Live for an hour asking for help to use his can opener, explaining he was trying to feed his dogs.

“I don’t even get on (IG) Live, but I need your help. I need to feed my dogs. Normally (my) chef helps me use the can opener for my dogs. Tell me what I need to do,” he said Monday night. “Somebody on here, help me out. Show me how to work this thing.”

Maxey then tried using the bottom of the can opener on the top of the can, twisting the handle to no avail.

The 2023-24 NBA most improved player shared that his mother, his girlfriend and his personal chef all weren’t around, adding he didn’t know how to use the item because he “spent all (his) life working out.”

“‘Dude doesn’t know how to use a can opener?’ No, I don’t. Sorry,” he said after reading on of the stream’s comments. “I spent all my life working out … Everybody over here trying to laugh, I’m being so serious. Everybody’s gone.

“(Girlfriend) Myra’s gone, chef’s gone, my mom’s not here. I’m trying to open this can.”

Maxey continued to struggle with the can opener and even tried flipping the can upside down at one point.

He also posted on X that he had been “in the lab” since May 13 and was hoping to enjoy a couple of days off.

Many followers pointed out that a fire alarm in Maxey’s kitchen had been chirping, to which he said he would try to fix that as well.

“I’ll be back on around 9:30 to fix the smoke alarm and play video games for the first time in like 5 years,” he posted.

The story did have a happy ending, with Maxey finally succeeding in his mission to get the can open.

He, however, blamed the can opener and said he had to find a newer one to get things moving.

“I figured it out,” he said. “That one was old. This one is new.

“It wasn’t me. Y’all tried to make it sound like I was the problem. I was not the problem. Whatever.”