The Philadelphia 76ers will likely be with out their main scorer for the foreseeable future after All-Star guard, Tyrese Maxey, has been identified with a tendon harm in his proper pinkie and is predicted to be reevaluated in roughly three weeks, the staff introduced Tuesday.
Maxey suffered the harm throughout the closing moments of Philadelphia’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. With simply 16 seconds remaining within the sport, the guard collided with teammate Adem Bona whereas pursuing a free ball.
The speedy response raised concern.
Maxey grabbed his proper hand immediately, tucking it beneath his jersey earlier than strolling straight to the locker room.
Preliminary testing provided some early aid. Head coach Nick Nurse revealed Monday that X-rays and an MRI confirmed no fractures within the hand, although the staff knew further analysis would nonetheless be required.
“No breaks,” Nurse mentioned whereas addressing reporters earlier this week. “Now, he’s obtained to see the hand specialists to determine what’s subsequent.”
Following these consultations and extra imaging with a number of hand specialists, the staff confirmed the tendon harm analysis and outlined the three-week reevaluation timeline.
The setback is a big blow for Philadelphia, as Maxey has been within the midst of the very best season of his profession.
The 25-year-old guard is averaging profession highs with 29 factors, 4.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists per sport, whereas additionally posting two steals and 0.8 blocks per contest throughout 61 video games.
His scoring common ranks fourth within the NBA this season and represents the very best scoring output by a Sixers guard since Allen Iverson throughout the 2005–06 marketing campaign.
Maxey’s workload has additionally been large. He leads all the league in minutes per sport and even ranks first in miles traveled per sport this season.
Philadelphia has relied closely on that manufacturing. The Sixers maintain a 33–28 document when Maxey performs, in comparison with simply 1–2 in video games he has missed.
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