The Philadelphia 76ers will be without their star point guard for the next few weeks.
Tyrese Maxey was diagnosed with a tendon injury in the pinkie finger of his right hand, the team announced Tuesday. Maxey will be re-evaluated in approximately three weeks.
The All-Star starter was injured in a collision with teammate Adem Bona with 16 seconds remaining in the 76ers’ 126-116 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Maxey immediately grabbed his right hand, tucking it under his jersey as he walked directly to the locker room.
Maxey, who leads the NBA with 1,767 total points, underwent X-rays and an MRI that showed there were no broken bones in his hand.
The Kentucky product sprained the same pinky last season, which head coach Nick Nurse admitted “adds to the concern factor.”
He is averaging career highs of 29 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 61 games for the 76ers, who have fallen out of a top-six playoff position into eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
— With files from the Associated Press
