76ers Shut Down Tyrese Maxey for Rest of Season

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After just 52 games played, Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey's season appears to be over.
Maxey has been ruled out for the remainder of 2025, according to a Thursday morning report from Shams Charania of ESPN. The 24-year-old guard has not played since March 3; he has been rehabbing an injury to a finger tendon. It was speculated that Maxey may return before the end of the year, but that speculation appears to have been quashed.
In abbreviated action in '25, Maxey set a career high with 26.3 points per game. That followed a 25.9 point-per-game breakout in 2024—a season that ended with him being named the NBA's Most Improved Player.
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
The 76ers have been ravaged by injuries in '25, losing center Joel Embiid, forward Paul George and guard Jared McCain for significant periods of time.
The result: a 23-53 record, Philadelphia's worst since its infamous 10-72 mark in 2016.
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Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .