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.

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.

We've got another exciting Eastern Conference contest on Monday's NBA schedule as the Washington Wizards will host the Brooklyn Nets. Washington is 9-47 overall and 5-24 at home, while Brooklyn is 21-35 overall and 12-17 on the road.

The Nets rival the Sixers when it comes to dealing with injuries. Cam Thomas (strained left hamstring), De’Angelo Russell (sprained right ankle), Noah Clowney (sprained left ankle) and former Sixer De’Anthony Melton (left knee ACL tear) were sidelined.

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