Tyrese Maxey\u2019s back for the Sixers a bit ahead of schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Sixers\u2019 starting lineup for their Saturday night matchup with the Hornets included Maxey, who\u2019d been sidelined with a right pinky finger injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maxey suffered the injury in the final minute of the Sixers\u2019 March 7 loss to the Hawks.<\/a> The Sixers said on March 10 that he\u2019d be re-evaluated in approximately three weeks<\/a>, a timeline that Maxey beat. <\/p>\n \u201cWhen it happened, I was just like, \u2018Oh, man.\u2019 I knew something wasn\u2019t right,\u201d Maxey said after the Sixers\u2019 practice Friday. \u201cI get hit all the time and I just bounce back up. But the way it felt, the way my finger was bending, it just didn\u2019t seem right. I knew something was wrong. I was really just trying to roll myself off the court so I didn\u2019t get run over.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI like to play. I like being out there every single night for my teammates, for this organization. It was a little sad. I definitely got some good rest, though. Now I feel pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n Maxey earned his first All-Star start this season.<\/a> He entered Saturday averaging 29.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.0 steals. <\/p>\n Johni Broome (right knee surgery recovery) was the only Sixer out Saturday. Joel Embiid and Paul George came back Wednesday for the Sixers\u2019 win over the Bulls <\/a>and remained in the team\u2019s starting lineup.<\/p>\n