Philadelphia 76ers stars Tyrese Maxey and Paul George comment on the struggles of Joel Embiid after a loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Tyrese Maxey promises a bounce back as the Philadelphia 76ers prepare to face the Brooklyn Nets after a loss on Tuesday.

Coach Nick Nurse addresses star guard Tyrese Maxey being out for the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

Update, 7:00 p.m.: Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey are now officially listed as questionable vs. the Bulls Monday night. Maxey is dealing with a sprained finger in his right shooting hand, though Nick Nurse did tell reporters Sunday that the guard was a full participant at practice.

Along with Joel Embiid, who is out on the second game of a back-to-back, Maxey has been ruled out due to a right knee contusion. He was a late addition to the injury report and will now miss his seventh game of the season.

The Sixers suffered a seventh straight defeat Saturday night at Wells Fargo, losing to the Nets at the buzzer.

Nick Nurse on not playing Joel Embiid in the fourth: “That group was just playing so well together and had good feel for the game at that point, and just wanted to let them roll with

Point-spread: Nets (+11.5) Over/Under: 212.5 Nets: OUT: Noah Clowney (ankle), De'Anthony Melton (knee), D'Angelo Russell (ankle), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Tosan Evbuomwan (G League), and Dariq Whitehead (G League). AVAILABLE: Nic Claxton (nasal).