Tyrese Maxey injury update: Nick Nurse provides latest information on star point guard's exit vs. Clippers

Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers dropped their fourth consecutive game versus the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Despite having Paul George available for just the second game this season, the 76ers lost more than just the game.

Injuries have plagued the 76ers through their first seven games, with injuries to Joel Embiid, Paul George, and now, Tyrese Maxey. Philadelphia's coach, Nick Nurse, offered details regarding Maxey's injury following the game.

Tyrese Maxey was ruled out in the second half with hamstring tightness. Nurse clarified that the All-Star guard's removal from the game was "precautionary," considering the "time and score of the game".

The Clippers cruised to a 110-98 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, who fell to 1-6 on the season. Tyrese Maxey's status appears up in the air as the 76ers prepare for yet another touch matchup, against the LA Lakers on Friday night.

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What happened to Tyrese Maxey?

Philadelphia's All-Star guard left the 76ers' matchup versus the Clippers after grabbing his hamstring in the second half of Wednesday night's game. The team ruled Maxey out, with a Los Angeles win all but sealed.

Maxey continues a scary trend who added Paul George in the offseason, looking to capitalize on the primes of Maxey and Embiid by adding a third star. The 76ers ruled out Joel Embiid for the first week of the season, bringing on an investigation from the NBA to look into a potential violation of participation rules.

While sidelined with the injury, the league announced a three-game suspension for Embiid, who had shoved a reporter following Philadelphia's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

Things are going from bad to worse as a further examination of Maxey's hamstring is set in the coming days. In six games, Maxey was leading the 76ers in scoring, averaging 30.2 points per game on 40.8% shooting in the absence of George and Embiid.

With two of their top three players sidelined for an uncertain amount of time, all eyes will be on Philadelphia's marquee offseason signing.