PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey will by sidelined for at least three weeks because of a tendon injury on the small finger of his right hand, the team announced Tuesday.
Maxey injured his finger in Saturday's game against the Atlanta Hawks in a collision with teammate Adem Bona with 16 seconds remaining in the 76ers' 126-116 loss. He is averaging 29.0 points and 6.7 assists for Philadelphia (34-30), which entered its game Tuesday against Memphis in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with four losses in the last five games.
The 76ers said Maxey consulted with multiple hand specialists. He will be evaluated again in three weeks.
“Obviously, it’s a huge blow for him," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after Philadelphia's 139-129 win over the Grizzlies. "He’s having an all-NBA season. Just hoping it heals really, really quick, and he gets back to where it doesn’t bother him at all. He’s obviously played tremendous. Obviously puts us in a bind with some of the other guys out, too. Just hopefully these two or three weeks will whiz by and he’ll be ready to go.”
Also sidelined for Philadelphia against the Grizzlies were Joel Embiid (right oblique strain) and Paul George (league suspension). Embiid missed his fifth consecutive contest, and Nurse said that he would be reevaluated later this week. George is a couple weeks away from returning from a 25-game suspension for violating the terms of the NBA's anti-drug program.
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Philadelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey, left, drives to the basket against Utah Jazz's Mo Bamba, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Devin Carter scored 22 of his career-best 24 points in the fourth quarter to power the Sacramento Kings to a 114-109 comeback win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
Carter scored 13 straight points down the stretch for Sacramento, who trailed by as many as 20 points and were down by 10 heading into the final frame.
The Kings shot 46% from the field and 35% from deep, while the Pacers shot 41% and 30% respectively. Carter was 9 of 13 from the field and 3 for 4 from beyond the arc.
Maxime Raynaud's and-1 jumper with 16 seconds remaining finished off the win.
Raynaud had an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double, the 15th of the season for the 7-foot-1 rookie. Russell Westbrook added 16 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan and Nique Clifford each scored 12 points.
Indiana led 59-42 at the half, but Sacramento took their first lead since the first quarter on Carter's 3-pointer with 4:16 remaining in regulation.
Aaron Nesmith led all scorers with 29 points, 24 of them in the first half. Obi Toppin scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds, and Kam Jones had 14 points and nine assists.
Indiana extended its NBA-long losing streak to 10 games, and the game matched teams with the NBA’s two worst records.
Pascal Siakam (right knee sprain) and Andrew Nembhard (back and neck soreness) did not play. They are the Pacers' first and third-leading scorers, respectively.
The Kings had dropped their last three meetings against Indiana, including a 116-105 defeat on Dec. 8 in Indianapolis.
Pacers: Host Phoenix on Thursday night.
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Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud reacts after dunking the ball against the Indiana Pacers during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Indiana Pacers forward Jalen Slawson (18) shoots over Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) drives towards the basket while being guarded by Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Sacramento Kings guard DeMar DeRozan (10) looks to pass as he is double teamed by Indiana Pacers guard Kobe Brown (24) and Indiana Pacers guard Ben Sheppard (26) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook (18) is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Kam Jones (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
