Sixers must be responsible with Tyrese Maxey's minutes
The 2024-25 Sixers hit the midway point with a winless weekend. The team lost its sixth consecutive game Sunday night in Milwaukee, losing a 123-109 contest to the Bucks. Through 41 games, the Sixers are 15-26.
Damian Lillard added 25 points for Milwaukee, which completed a 4-0 homestand. Khris Middleton had 13 points and eight assists in 25 minutes off the bench. Brook Lopez added 12 points, and Taurean Prince had 11.
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Tyrese Maxey and the 76ers played the Pacers to begin a road trip. Joel Embiid, Paul George and Guerschon Yabusele were all sidelined.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 123-109 on Sunday night.
Sunday’s NBA action kicks off at 3 p.m. EST with the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama taking on Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat, and it’s one of my favor
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The starters were picked through a system of weighted balloting: 50% was fan voting, 25% was a media panel and 25% was voting by current players.
On Thursday, the NBA announced the All-Star starters for each conference. In a not-so-shocking development, the Philadelphia 76ers won’t have a player voted in
The Heat’s top candidate for the Feb. 16 All-Star Game, which will take place at Chase Center in San Francisco, is guard Tyler Herro. Heat center Bam Adebayo and forward Jimmy Butler (despite currently serving his second team suspension this month and pushing for a trade out of Miami) have also received All-Star consideration this season.
This is the first time in seven years — and just the third time ever — that two former UK basketball players have been voted in as starters for the All-Star Game.