76ers Announce Starting Lineup vs Hornets After Tyrese Maxey News

76ers Announce Starting Lineup vs Hornets After Tyrese Maxey News

The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to maintain their position as the Eastern Conference’s seventh seed on Saturday, March 28. Going into their next matchup, the Sixers are going head-to-head with one of the NBA’s hottest teams. The Hornets have won five straight games and are winners in their last seven out of 10. Meanwhile, the Sixers have done well for themselves by winning six out of their last 10 games, despite dealing with many key absences…

Maxey returns from pinky injury ahead of schedule for Sixers

Tyrese Maxey’s back for the Sixers a bit ahead of schedule.  The Sixers’ starting lineup for their Saturday night matchup with the Hornets included Maxey, who’d been sidelined with a right pinky finger injury.  Maxey suffered the injury in the final minute of the Sixers’ March 7 loss to the Hawks. The Sixers said on March 10 that he’d be re-evaluated in approximately three weeks, a timeline that Maxey beat. “When it happened, I was just like, ‘O…

Tyrese Maxey puts Miles Bridges on a poster

Tyrese Maxey missed ten games with a right finger tendon strain and came back Saturday night against the Hornets with something to prove. In the fourth quarter with the game tight, Maxey caught the ball in transition, elevated over Miles Bridges, and threw down a poster dunk that had the building buzzing. He then walked over to Bridges and extended his hand for a shake. Bridges declined. Maxey pointed at him and laughed. Tyrese Maxey Poster on M…

Sixers' Tyrese Maxey Returning Tonight

The Sixers announced (via Twitter) that Tyrese Maxey will return to action for Saturday’s game at Charlotte, which carries huge stakes in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The All-Star guard will be back on the court after missing the past 10 games with a tendon injury in his right pinkie finger. The team stated on March 10 that Maxey would be reevaluated in three weeks, so he was able to return slightly ahead of schedule. Having Maxey back o…

76ers' Tyrese Maxey returns from 10-game absence vs. Hornets

The Philadelphia 76ers‘ chase of a playoff berth just got a major boost. All-star guard Tyrese Maxey is returning to the 76ers lineup after missing 10 consecutive games due to a finger injury, the team announced on Saturday. The 25-year-old will get the start against the Charlotte Hornets in his return after three weeks on the sidelines. Maxey suffered the injury in the final seconds of Philadelphia’s 125-116 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on March 7…