Nick Nurse said he hadn't heard if the 76ers had ruled Tyrese Maxey out for the season despite reports they had.

Tyrese Maxey is the latest player to be ruled out for the season with an injury. He has not played since March 3 when he did suffer a lower back sprain, but he also was dealing wi

Maxey becomes the latest high-profile player to suffer a season-ending injury for the last-place Sixers (23-53), who have also lost Joel Embiid, Paul George, veteran Eric Gordon and rookie Jared McCain.

The thumb issue clearly affected his shooting, as he connected on only 32.4% of his field-goal attempts and went 9-of-43 from three-point range in his final seven games played.

He was named the league’s Most Improved Player last season, then signed a five-year max extension during the summer. Maxey averaged 25.9 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.7 rebounds in 37.5 minutes per game across 70 outings (all starts) last season.