Tyrese Maxey ruled out for Sixers-Hawks on Sunday; Joel Embiid still questionable

Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey sits out game in Atlanta with an illness

Maxey missed his second straight game. He is the league’s third-leading scorer at 31.5 points per game.

Tyrese Maxey ruled out for Sixers-Hawks on Sunday; Joel Embiid still questionable

After playing in the first 23 games of the season, an illness will cost Tyrese Maxey at least two consecutive games.

Sixers Notes: George, Embiid, Maxey, Oubre

Paul George turned in his best game of the season — and one of his best since signing with the Sixers in the summer of 2024 — in Sunday’s loss at Atlanta, writes Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription required). George didn’t seem to be bothered by the left knee issue that forced him to miss the first 12 games of the season as he went 7-of-10 from three-point range on his way to a 35-point night. “I’m getting more and more comfo…