76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey Ruled Out for Rest of Season
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Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey appears poised to join his All-Star teammates Joel Embiid and Paul George on the bench for the rest of the club’s surprisingly short season starting Thursday.
Per Shams Charania of ESPN, it is now anticipated that the 6-foot-2 Kentucky product will miss the balance of the 2024-25 regular season with a finger tendon injury. He has been unavailable since March 3 with the ailment.
Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey is expected to be ruled out for the rest of the season with a finger tendon injury, sources tell ESPN. Maxey has been sidelined since March 3 and has attempted to rehab the finger, but still is dealing with discomfort and needs treatment. pic.twitter.com/RXaaD0RXRU
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 3, 2025
At 23-53, the 76ers will miss the postseason for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts during the second half against the New York Knicks in game one of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 20, 2024… Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts during the second half against the New York Knicks in game one of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 20, 2024 in New York City.
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The team is angling to hold on to its own lottery pick. Philadelphia flipped its top-six protected 2025 first-round selection to the Oklahoma City Thunder to get off Al Horford’s contract in 2020, meaning the pick will convey to the 64-12 Thunder if it lands outside the top six of the 2025 NBA Draft.
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