BREAKING: Tyrese Maxey's Injury Status In Heat-76ers Game
UPDATE: Tyrese Maxey will return (h/t Lauren Rosen).
UPDATE: Tyrese Maxey has returned to the team's bench (h/t Paul Hudrick of Liberty Ballers).
On Wednesday evening, the Philadelphia 76ers are hosting the Miami Heat in Pennsylvania.
During the game, All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey went to the locker room with an injury.
Maxey has 20 points, five rebounds and six assists while shooting 8/14 from the field and 2/6 from the three-point range in 23 minutes of playing time.
Via Tim Reynolds of AP Sports: "Tyrese Maxey to the Sixers' locker room. Seemed to have some sort of foot/heel/ankle issue."
Maxey is in the middle of an incredible season with averages of 25.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 44.7% from the field and 38.0% from the three-point range in 48 games.
The 76ers are the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 32-21 record in 53 games.
They are 3-7 over their last ten games but are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak.
Following the Heat, the 76ers will host the New York Knicks on February 22.
At home, they are 17-10 in 27 games played in Philadelphia.
As for the Heat, they are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 29-25 record in 54 games.
They are 5-5 over their last ten games and 14-12 in 26 games on the road.
Following the 76ers, the Heat visit Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans on February 23.
