Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a finger tendon injury.

Maxey’s agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, confirmed the news to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who posted on X: “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.”

Charania followed up his post by writing: “The Sixers’ three All-Stars – Joel Embiid, Paul George and Maxey – all ultimately ruled out for the 2024-25 season. Maxey averaged a career-high 26.3 points in 52 games while leading the league at 37.7 minutes a night.”

Maxey has been sidelined since March 3 and is still dealing with discomfort; Sixers coach Nick Nurse had said of a recent workout, “It went just ‘medium.’ It didn’t like ‘Oh, that was great,’ you know? So it’s just medium, but he’s [Maxey] still working.”

In 52 games this season, the 24-year old Maxey has averaged a career-high 26.3 points with 6.1 assists and 3.3 rebounds. He also made his first All-Star team and was the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2023-24, despite sooting a career-low 43.7% from the floor this season.

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