76ers lose Tyrese Maxey to injury as miserable start gets worse

The 76ers’ nightmare 2024-25 play keeps getting worse.

All-Star Tyrese Maxey is expected to beryllium sidelined for respective weeks owed to a correct hamstring injury, according to ESPN.

The 76ers will return nan “careful” attack and person a amended knowing aft an information later Thursday, per nan report.

The erstwhile Kentucky prima exited nan 76ers’ past crippled against nan Clippers pinch correct hamstring soreness and played a season-low 32 minutes successful nan 110-98 setback.

Philadelphia entered this play pinch title aspirations but astatine 1-6 is tied for nan worst grounds successful nan convention successful a stunning development.

Losing Maxey will not thief since he’s 1 of nan team’s champion players and is averaging a career-best 27.6 points per game, while playing a league-high 39.7 minutes per game.

Maxey has been forced to enactment connected nan tribunal owed to chap “big three” members Joel Embiid and Paul George combining for 2 games truthful far, some from George.

Embiid’s absence has raised eyebrows since he participated successful nan Summer Olympics and nan squad has been alternatively cryptic about why he has not played.

Along nan way, Embiid earned himself a three-game suspension for assaulting a newsman successful nan locker room.

He’s now scheduled to debut Tuesday against nan Knicks successful Philadelphia.

George, nan 76ers’ prized offseason acquisition, made his play debut conscionable 2 games agone aft suffering a bony bruise successful his near knee during nan preseason.

He has tallied 33 points and 12 rebounds full successful his first 2 games.

Maxey’s wounded intends nan 76ers are group to spell much than a period and perchance person to 2 without having their 3 champion players connected nan tribunal astatine nan aforesaid time.

The 76ers purpose to extremity a four-game losing streak Sunday erstwhile they sojourn LeBron James and nan Lakers, whose coach J.J. Redick questioned his team’s effort aft a nonaccomplishment Wednesday to nan Grizzlies.