The Philadelphia 76ers just cannot catch a break with injuries to begin the 2024-25 season. Tyrese Maxey is “expected to miss a couple of weeks” with a right hamstring injury, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, robbing the Sixers of their star guard and primary offensive engine to begin the season.

“I'm told that Tyrese Maxey will have a full evaluation later today [on Thursday] but the sides are bracing for him to miss about a couple of weeks with this hamstring injury. He's a guy that obviously wants to play through everything but he will need to take his time,” Charania said on First Take. “This is a soft tissue injury. The Sixers are going to take it very, very seriously. I've spoken to his agent, Rich Paul at Klutch Sports, and they will make sure that he’s going to be 100 percent when he comes back to the floor.”

Tyrese Maxey suffers hamstring injury in 76ers' loss to Clippers

Related Philadelphia 76ers NewsArticle continues below
76ers vs. Pacers: Tyrese Maxey, Adem Bona stand out in 5th straight loss
76ers vs. Pacers: Tyrese Maxey, Adem Bona stand out in 5th straight loss
76ers vs. Pacers prediction, odds, pick, spread – 1/18/2025
76ers vs. Pacers prediction, odds, pick, spread – 1/18/2025
Joel Embiid out for at least 3 more games amid injury setback
Joel Embiid out for at least 3 more games amid injury setback

UPDATE: The Sixers announced that an MRI confirmed Tyrese Maxey has a strained right hamstring. He is out and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week.

Maxey left the Sixers' loss on Wednesday night to the Los Angeles Clippers in the second half due to right hamstring soreness. It was a decision that Nick Nurse called “precautionary.” Now, the severity of Maxey's injury is known to be much worse as he heads into a full evaluation.

Two games into Paul George's return from a left knee bone bruise and just as Joel Embiid began to turn a corner with his knee injury management but was then hit with a three-game suspension, Maxey is now heading to the sidelines for an extended period of time. The Sixers have two more games before Embiid is eligible to play. His season debut is slated for Tuesday against the New York Knicks.

The 76ers are 1-6 to start the 2024-25 season and have relied very heavily on Maxey to create offense. Although George has been able to play two games alongside him to generate some chemistry and get his conditioning back up, Maxey is now going to miss some time, depriving Philly of chances to play its star trio together.