Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey suffered a sprain of his proper fifth finger and might be sidelined for the group’s upcoming back-to-back, the group introduced Sunday.
Maxey will endure additional testing earlier than a therapy plan is established. The Sixers play at Cleveland on Monday earlier than internet hosting the Grizzlies on Tuesday.
Maxey injured the finger with lower than 30 seconds left in Saturday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks. He collided with a teammate after going for a steal and instantly grabbed at his proper hand in ache. He didn’t end the sport.
The Sixers entered Sunday evening one loss again of the sixth-seeded Orlando Magic. They’ve been with out Paul George for the previous a number of weeks as he serves a 25-game suspension for violating the league’s anti-drug program. Joel Embiid, in the meantime, has been out and in of the lineup this season whereas coping with knee points. He has missed the previous 4 video games.
Maxey has loved a profession season, averaging 29 factors and 6.7 assists. He’s 4 video games shy of assembly the 65-game threshold to qualify for end-of-season awards.
