With Jared McCain and Kyle Lowry injured, Jeff Dowtin Jr. and Reggie Jackson have handled those reserve ballhandler minutes, while putting a heavy workload on Tyrese Maxey.
Following an 0-3 road trip that took them past the regular season's midway point, the shorthanded Sixers are tumbling into Friday’s matchup against the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.
No one on the Philadelphia 76ers wanted their 2024-25 season to go the way it has currently gone. All the excitement around the Big 3 of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George has run dry — and it almost certainly won’t be coming back soon.
Maxey (hand) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Knicks. Paul George (ankle) is also questionable, while Joel Embiid (foot) is out once again. Maxey was unable to play Tuesday against the Thunder,
Maxey (hand) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Thunder, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com reports. Despite being able to go through shootaround Tuesday, Maxey will miss the matchup against Oklahoma City.
The G League lineup for the Philadelphia 76ers made things interesting against the mighty Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
The 76ers squared off with the Knicks in Philadelphia in a matchup without Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns.
With this in mind, Nick Nurse used his deep reserve players, including Ricky Council IV, Jeff Dowtin Jr., and ... defending Most Improved Player Tyrese Maxey, who sat out of the match due to ...
The Sixers used a huge third quarter to get themselves back into the game and force overtime but couldn’t come up with enough plays in OT to beat the Knicks Wednesday.
While Tyrese Maxey and Paul George returned to action ... with a bench rotation made up of two-way players Jeff Dowtin Jr. and Justin Edwards, rookie Adem Bona and Ricky Council IV.
Tyrese Maxey on the mental/emotional drain of this ... Guys like Justin Edwards and Jeff Dowtin Jr. aren’t always going to get the chance to play extended minutes, so Maxey is telling them ...
Tyrese Maxey admitted that this season has not been fun. The 76ers star is still trying to focus on staying positive.