Overview
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s wife posted a viral TikTok saying their top-floor Philadelphia unit was hit by lightning minutes after she signed the lease, and water poured through the ceiling.
- The family and movers evacuated the building by stairwell after elevators failed and firefighters, electricians and building staff responded to the scene.
- McKenzie Caldwell-Pope said an electrician told them the unit had been struck and cited a "1 in 400 million" likelihood, a figure repeated in media accounts but not confirmed by officials.
- Multiple sports and local outlets corroborated the couple’s account that the unit flooded and occupants were safe after inspections, with no injuries reported.
- The episode has circulated widely on social media as an odd off‑court start to Caldwell-Pope’s time in Philadelphia following his offseason move to the 76ers, and it may prompt follow-up from building management and insurers.