Sixers rule Maxey out for 1st time this season vs. Pacers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Tyrese Maxey won’t play the full 82 games for the 2025-26 Sixers.
The Sixers ruled Maxey out Friday night for their matchup with the Pacers because of an illness. Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said pregame that the sixth-year guard hadn’t been able to participate in the team’s activities during their mini-break the past several days.
Maxey was the only Sixer to play in all of the team’s first 23 games. He entered Friday averaging an NBA-high 39.9 minutes and ranked third in points per game with 31.5. Maxey’s also posted 7.2 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 0.9 blocks per contest.
“He’s handled it great,” Paul George said Wednesday of Maxey’s giant minutes load. “He comes in, he gets his work in, he takes care of his body, he does his recovery stuff.
“And just mentally, he’s in a great place. So you don’t really have to worry about him. He’s going to do what he has to do. I call him a warrior, man. He’s a warrior, so he’s going to figure it out.”
The other Sixers sidelined vs. Indiana were Kelly Oubre Jr. (left knee LCL sprain), Trendon Watford (left adductor strain) and Hunter Sallis (right shoulder sprain).
As of an hour before tip-off, Joel Embiid was listed as probable with a “left knee injury recovery” designation.
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