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Tyrese Maxey’s Playing Status for 76ers-Celtics

Will Tyrese Maxey face the Celtics on Thursday?
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Feb 20, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) controls the ball against the Boston Celtics during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Feb 20, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) controls the ball against the Boston Celtics during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

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Tyrese Maxey won’t get a chance to face the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. The Philadelphia 76ers will remain shorthanded at TD Garden.

According to the NBA’s official injury report, Maxey has been ruled out as early as Wednesday night. The Sixers didn’t waste time making their decision to keep the one-time All-Star sidelined as he deals with multiple injuries at this stage in the season.

A finger injury has caused Maxey to play through a setback lately, but a back injury came into play when the Sixers hosted the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

While attacking the basket, Maxey took a hard fall and remained on the ground for some time before getting helped up and walking straight back to the locker room. The Sixers ruled out Maxey for the remainder of the matchup, which resulted in a loss for the Sixers.

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Feb 2, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) controls the ball against Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) in the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images | Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

The Sixers kept the door open for Maxey to potentially play in Minnesota by holding off on making a call on his status and allowing the one-time All-Star to make the trip. However, Maxey was ruled out once the Sixers submitted their injury report.

Maxey is currently dealing with a back sprain, in addition to his finger injury. He won’t get the nod to play in Boston on Thursday. The matchup marks the first time Maxey will miss consecutive games since he dealt with a hamstring injury back in November.

The Sixers and the Celtics are set for a 7:30 PM ET tip on Thursday.

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JUSTIN GRASSO

Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. 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 Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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