Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey has a sprained right pinkie and will miss at least two games.
The76ers announced Maxey's diagnosis on Sunday,a day after he sustained the injury in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The injury will require further testing, and the 76ers didn't rule out an extended absence for their star guard.
"Tyrese Maxey suffered a sprain of the right fifth finger," the 76ers' statement reads. "He will undergo additional testing and consultation in the coming days to determine a treatment plan. He is out for the next two games and further updates will be provided after the back-to-back."
The 76ers are scheduled to play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday and the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. From there, they'll face the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons Thursday night.
The 76ers were already playing without Joel Embiid, VJ Edgecombe and Paul George on Saturday night in Atlanta. Then, with less than a minute left in a125-116 lossto the Hawks, Maxey suffered the injury that head coach Nick Nursereportedlysaid called for X-rays.
With less than 30 seconds to go, Maxey went for a steal and collided in the paint with teammate Adem Bona, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound big man.
Immediately, Maxey grabbed his right hand in pain.
The two-time All-Star guard walked off the floor with 16.2 ticks remaining, tucking his hand under his jersey as he headed toward the locker room.
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The Athletic's Tony Jonesreported Saturday night that Maxey will receive additional testing on Sunday.
"Nothing conclusive tonight,"Jones wrote on X.
Maxey came into the game leading the team and ranking fourth in the NBA with a career-high 28.9 points per game.
He scored 31 points on 12-of-22 shooting in Atlanta for a short-handed Sixers squad. With the loss, Philadelphia dropped to 34-29. The Sixers are now eighth in the Eastern Conference and just 1.5 games ahead of the ninth-place Hawks, who improved to 33-31 with Saturday's pivotal victory.
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Atlanta got 35 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists from All-Star forward Jalen Johnson. Nickeil Alexander-Walker chipped in 24 points and went 4 of 9 from deep.
Embiid missed his 30th game this season, including his fourth straight. His latest issueis an oblique strain. The Sixers are 21-12 in the games Embiid has played in this season. They are 13-17 without him.
They were also missing Edgecombe, as the rookie guard was sidelined by a lumbar contusion he sustained when he fell hard on his lower backafter being fouled from behind on a 3-point attempt in a lopsided defeat to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.
George still has nine games remainingon the 25-game suspension he received from the league on Jan. 31 for violating the league's anti-drug program.