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Philadelphia 76ers Downgrade Tyrese Maxey vs Nets

Tyrese Maxey will miss Wednesday's game against the Nets.

Justin Grasso

Nov 22, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) reacts to his three pointer against the Brooklyn Nets during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Nov 22, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) reacts to his three pointer against the Brooklyn Nets during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
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Heading into their Wednesday night matchup against the Brooklyn Nets, the Philadelphia 76ers planned to be shorthanded. However, they didn’t anticipate playing without their star guard, Tyrese Maxey.

Unfortunately, the team was left with no option but to downgrade Maxey ahead of the matchup on the road against the Nets.

According to the team, Maxey is dealing with a knee contusion. He suffered the setback during the Sixers’ Tuesday night loss against the Toronto Raptors.

The Sixers don’t have a timeline for return for Maxey. Fortunately, after Wednesday’s action against the Nets, the Sixers will have a break. They won’t take the floor again until their February 20 matchup against the Boston Celtics at home.

Wednesday night offers the Sixers an opportunity to jump out of their current losing streak. Last week, the Sixers dropped their matchup against the Miami Heat after picking up a two-point win against the Dallas Mavericks.

When the Sixers hit the road for a road trip to take on the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks, they dropped both games. After a three-point loss against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, the Sixers dropped four games in a row.

The state of the Sixers’ health won’t do them any favors in Brooklyn. In addition to Maxey, the Sixers will also be without Joel Embiid, Eric Gordon, Kyle Lowry, and Jared McCain.

Wednesday’s game marks Maxey’s first absence since January 14. Since then, he’s appeared in 15 straight games. This season, Maxey has posted averages of 28 points, four rebounds, and six assists while shooting 35 percent from three in 46 games.

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Justin Grasso
JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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