76ers' Maxey hurts foot; X-rays clear, sources say

PHILADELPHIA -- Emerging Philadelphia 76ers prima Tyrese Maxey suffered a near ft wounded and sat retired the 2nd fractional of Friday night's 110-102 triumph implicit the Milwaukee Bucks astatine Wells Fargo Center.

X-rays connected Maxey's ft were negative, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, and the squad said an MRI has been acceptable for Saturday. Head manager Doc Rivers added that Maxey was already wearing a walking footwear aft the game.

"[Maxey] said what helium ever says: 'Coach, I'm good,'" Rivers said. "But, you know, I don't cognize if he'll beryllium bully close away, would beryllium my guess."

Maxey suffered the wounded with 1 minute, 36 seconds to spell successful the archetypal half, erstwhile helium landed awkwardly connected the ft portion being fouled successful transition. He grimaced and fto retired a outcry arsenic helium hopped up the ramp down the basket, past limped backmost to the foul enactment and divided a brace of escaped throws.

After the Sixers committed an intentional foul, Maxey hobbled disconnected the tribunal and backmost to Philadelphia's locker room. The squad past ruled him retired for the remainder of the crippled astatine the commencement of the 2nd half.

Maxey had arguably the champion fractional of his vocation earlier the injury, finishing with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists portion going 9-for-12 from the field, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range. He played virtually the full half, with the 76ers down respective players owed to injury, including James Harden, who has been retired for 2 weeks with a ft sprain, and Tobias Harris.

"He truly had his rhythm, was attacking," Rivers said of Maxey. "That was tough."

Maxey, 22, has had a tremendous 3rd play for Philadelphia, averaging 22.9 points portion shooting 42.2 percent from 3-point range.