Video: 76ers' Jared McCain Reacts to Criticism of His TikToks, Painted Fingernails

Philadelphia 76ers first-round pick Jared McCain has become as famous for his TikToks as what he does on the court.

But that, of course, comes with a side of negative energy. McCain appeared on Paul George's Podcast P with Paul George Presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment on Monday and spoke on the attention and criticisms he's received for his social media presence and other mannerisms (5:50 mark):

"At first, it was tough. Because I was like, I'm just trying to spread positivity. People are hating, saying everything to me. At games, it was crazy. But at a certain point I'm just like they're either insecure about themselves or just projecting something, maybe they're hiding, whatever, something about themselves. And they're just trying to throw an opinion out to get a reaction out of you, that's all they want. I've got to tell my parents, like they want to respond more than I do. And I gotta tell them, like, 'No, just chill. Just chill.' You get used to it at a certain point. I didn't really like how people talk about [painting my nails] and TikToks more than basketball. I've done basketball since I was three years old. I do this stuff on the side, obviously it's got me where I'm at today. But when they try to overshadow my hard work in basketball just by saying the TikTok and the nails, that's when I hate it."

McCain, 20, will be fighting for a rotation spot this season on the revamped Sixers, who also added players like George, Caleb Martin, Eric Gordon, Andre Drummond, Reggie Jackson and Guerschon Yabusele while re-signing Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Kyle Lowry.

Minutes may be tough to come by, given the team's glut of guards, but McCain's shooting, defensive tenacity and secondary playmaking should bode well in those efforts.